Vallay

#6913 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°39'40"N, 7°24'47"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Scolpaig Tower, Loch Sgadabhagh, Boreray, Rockall.

2.7 miSW
Tower, Archaeological site
Scolpaig Tower, North Uist
70 min walk • Scolpaig Tower is a Georgian folly located near the village of Scolpaig on the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name probably derives from the Old Norse scolpvik, or 'Scolp Bay'.
6.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Sgadabhagh, North Uist
176 min walk • Loch Sgadabhagh or Loch Scadavay is a body of water on the island of North Uist, Scotland. The name may be of Old Norse derivation meaning "lake of tax bay" although if so, the reason is obscure.
6 miNE
Island
Boreray
153 min walk • Boreray is an island with a single croft, lying 2 kilometres north of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
5.7 miSW
Island
Rockall
147 min walk • Rockall is an uninhabitable granite islet situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom claims that Rockall lies within its exclusive economic zone and is part of its territory, but this claim is not recognised by the Republic of Ireland.
2.6 miE
Neighbourhood
Sollas, North Uist
67 min walk • Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.