Calvay Castle

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Calvay Castle is a ruined castle on an islet close to the island of Calbhaigh, at the eastern approaches to Loch Boisdale, South Uist. The castle is linked by a causeway from Calbhaigh, which becomes inundated at high tide. The castle is a scheduled monument. ()

Coordinates: 57°8'36"N, 7°15'49"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Calvay Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Loch Hallan, Beinn Sciathan, Cladh Hallan, Easaval.

5.5 miW
Lake
Loch Hallan, South Uist
140 min walk • Loch Hallan is a loch in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is located in the parish of South Uist, approximately 1 mile south of Askernish and half a mile northwest of Daliburgh.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Sciathan, Eriskay
115 min walk • Ben Scrien, is the highest point on the Outer Hebridean island of Eriskay. Described as an apparently "uninspiring lump" it nevertheless commands fine views of Barra, South Uist, Skye, Tiree and Coll.
5.8 miW
Archaeological site
Cladh Hallan, South Uist
149 min walk • Cladh Hallan is an archaeological site on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is significant as the only place in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Easaval, South Uist
78 min walk • Easaval is one of the smallest hills on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a height of 243 metres.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Ruigh Choinnich, South Uist
31 min walk • Beinn Ruigh Choinnich is a hill which overlooks the port of Lochboisdale on the east coast of the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides Scotland.
3.4 miS
Island
Calvay
88 min walk • Calvay, is a currently uninhabited island situated in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, at grid reference NF810126. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation.
4.4 miW
Church
Daliburgh, South Uist
113 min walk • Daliburgh is a crofting township on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Daliburgh is situated 1+1⁄2 miles west from Lochboisdale, has the second largest population of any township in South Uist, and is also in the parish of South Uist.
1.8 miNW
Village
Lochboisdale, South Uist
48 min walk • Lochboisdale is the main village and port on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A865.
5.3 miS
Neighbourhood
Ceann a' Ghàraidh, Eriskay
135 min walk • Ceann a' Ghàraidh is the location of the ferry terminal on the south-western side of the island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It provides a service across the Sound of Barra to Ardmore on the island of Barra The placename literally means "The head of the garden".