South Uist Machair and Lochs, South Uist

Name: South Uist Machair and Lochs
Address: South Uist, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in South Uist

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The South Uist Machair and Lochs is a protected wetland area on the west coast of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. A total of 5,019 hectares contains blanket bog, oligotrophic lochs, wet and dry machair, fresh and saltwater marsh, coastal dunes and sandy and rocky shores. It includes the estuary waters of the Howmore River, as well as Loch Bi and Loch Druidibeg. It has been protected as a Ramsar Site since 1976. ()

Area: 19.38 mi²Coordinates: 57°18'58"N, 7°20'54"W

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South Uist United Kingdom

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South Uist Machair and Lochs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Our Lady of the Isles, Ormacleit Castle, Dun Vulan, Hecla.

1.9 miN
Monuments and statues
Our Lady of the Isles, South Uist
49 min walk • Our Lady of the Isles is a sculpture of the Madonna and Child, on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The statue is situated on the western slopes of Ruabhal, a hill near the northern end of South Uist.
4.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Ormacleit Castle, South Uist
115 min walk • Ormacleit Castle is a ruined mansion house of the early 18th century. It is located on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. It was built in the early years of the 18th century by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and occupied from 1707.
6.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Dun Vulan, South Uist
165 min walk • Dun Vulan Broch is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hecla, South Uist
87 min walk • Hecla or Thacla is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 606 metres, it is the second-highest hill on the island. The name Hecla is Norse for "serrated".
5.5 miSW
Village
Bornish, South Uist
141 min walk • Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mhòr, South Uist
114 min walk • Beinn Mhòr is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 620 metres, it is the highest point on the island. The name Beinn Mhòr is Gaelic for "big mountain". The correct name for the mountain in Gaelic is Gèideabhal.
~270 ftS
National park
Loch Druidibeg
2 min walk • Loch Druidibeag is a freshwater loch situated on the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The loch is near the northern end of the island, to the north-east of Howmore and to the east of the A865 road and south of the B890.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mhòr, South Uist
103 min walk • Beinn Mhòr is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 620 metres, it is the highest point on the island. The name Beinn Mhòr is Gaelic for "big mountain". The correct name for the mountain in Gaelic is Gèideabhal.