Otternish, North Uist

Name: Otternish
Address: North Uist, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in North Uist

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Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist. Otternish is situated on the B893, and when the Berneray causeway was completed in December 1998, the slipway was no longer needed. Ancient human remains were found here in 1870. At a site 50 yards to the north of the discovery, a Viking ship burial was also found in the early 20th century. ()

Coordinates: 57°41'50"N, 7°11'35"W

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North Uist United Kingdom

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Otternish – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dun an Sticir, Boreray, Na Fir Bhrèige, Lingeigh.

1.2 miSW
Archaeological site
Dun an Sticir, North Uist
32 min walk • Dun an Sticir is an Iron Age broch situated approximately 9.5 kilometers north of Lochmaddy in a loch on North Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. A building was erected on the site in the late medieval period.
3.5 miW
Island
Boreray
90 min walk • Boreray is an island with a single croft, lying 2 kilometres north of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
4.9 miS
Archaeological site
Na Fir Bhrèige, North Uist
125 min walk • Na Fir Bhrèige is a set of three standing stones on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. They lie on the northwestern slope of Blashaval. The stones are set in a line that runs WNW to ESE, nearly in alignment with the peaks of Blashaval and Maari. They protrude 0.7m...
2.5 miSW
Island
Lingeigh
64 min walk • Lingeigh is an uninhabited island off North Uist, south east of Boreray. It is separated from North Uist by Traigh Lingeigh.
1.4 miNE
57°42'50"N • 7°10'8"W
Berneray Bikes, Berneray
37 min walk • Memorial
4.9 miS
Island
Ceallasaigh Beag
126 min walk • Ceallasaigh Beag is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day.
5.2 miN
Island
Pabbay
134 min walk • Pabbay is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which lies in the Sound of Harris between Harris and North Uist. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "Island of the papar". The island was once very fertile, supporting a three-figure population and exporting corn, barley and illicit whisky.
6.1 miNE
Island
Ensay
157 min walk • Ensay is a currently unpopulated and privately owned island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island lies in the Sound of Harris between the islands of Harris and Berneray. The name originates from the Old Norse for Ewe Island. It is nothing to do with the Gaelic for Jesus – "Iosa" – as sometimes stated.
5.1 miNE
Island
Killegray
130 min walk • Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.