Poll Airigh nan Gallan

Sea, Estuary, Creek in Inverness-shire

Scotland

Poll Airigh nan Gallan

Navigation light, Gasaigh
Navigation light, Gasaigh Credit: Alpin Stewart

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Poll Airigh nan Gallan Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 57.139631/-7.3024639 or Grid Reference NF7917. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Navigation light, Gasaigh
Navigation light, Gasaigh
Coastline Below Beinn Ruigh Choinnich Rocky shore on the north of the sea loch, Loch Baghasdail / Loch Boisdale. Risen sea levels have created a "drowned landscape".
Coastline Below Beinn Ruigh Choinnich
Rocky shore on the north of the sea loch, Loch Baghasdail / Loch Boisdale. Risen sea levels have created a "drowned landscape".
Steaming out of Loch Baghasdail Not sure if 'steaming' is quite the right expression to describe the movement of a diesel powered car ferry. Taken from the deck of MV 'Lord of the Isles' having just passed the small island of Gasaigh [centre left]. Lochboisdale port can be seen in the distance.
Steaming out of Loch Baghasdail
Not sure if 'steaming' is quite the right expression to describe the movement of a diesel powered car ferry. Taken from the deck of MV 'Lord of the Isles' having just passed the small island of Gasaigh [centre left]. Lochboisdale port can be seen in the distance.
Moorland to the west of the path from South to North Glendale Boggy moorland punctuated with the line of an old fence to the right. On the map it is marked as Gàradh Ur "garden wall".
Moorland to the west of the path from South to North Glendale
Boggy moorland punctuated with the line of an old fence to the right. On the map it is marked as Gàradh Ur "garden wall".
Triuirebheinn from the slopes of Beinn Ruigh Choinnich. Rough going on the hills north of Lochboisdale/Loch Baghasdail.
Triuirebheinn from the slopes of Beinn Ruigh Choinnich.
Rough going on the hills north of Lochboisdale/Loch Baghasdail.
Passing Gasaigh Out in Loch Baghasdail on the ferry to Oban, passing the small island of Gasaigh.
Passing Gasaigh
Out in Loch Baghasdail on the ferry to Oban, passing the small island of Gasaigh.
Sunset over South Uist from the CalMac ferry from Oban
Sunset over South Uist
from the CalMac ferry from Oban
Gleann dail bho Tuath path A lot of the path is very boggy, but this is one of the good bits.
Gleann dail bho Tuath path
A lot of the path is very boggy, but this is one of the good bits.
Gleann dail bho Tuath path The path in this section is like more like walking up twin streams.
Gleann dail bho Tuath path
The path in this section is like more like walking up twin streams.
View across Gleann Dail bho Tuath Looking towards Marabhal the grassy hill in the background.
View across Gleann Dail bho Tuath
Looking towards Marabhal the grassy hill in the background.
Loch Baghasdail The island to the upper left is Gasaigh.  To the lower right is a fish farm, off An Camas.
Loch Baghasdail
The island to the upper left is Gasaigh. To the lower right is a fish farm, off An Camas.
Loch Baghasdail Gasaigh is on the left - the white-washed buildings of Lochboisdale, with the ferry-point, are in the centre-distance.
Loch Baghasdail
Gasaigh is on the left - the white-washed buildings of Lochboisdale, with the ferry-point, are in the centre-distance.
Gleann dail bho Tuath The path here follows the 20m contour to avoid the wettest ground. This is the view from the path looking towards Beinn Bheag.
Gleann dail bho Tuath
The path here follows the 20m contour to avoid the wettest ground. This is the view from the path looking towards Beinn Bheag.
Gleann dail bho Tuath Looking through the reeds which fringe a particularly marshy stretch of the Gleann dail bho Tuath path.
Gleann dail bho Tuath
Looking through the reeds which fringe a particularly marshy stretch of the Gleann dail bho Tuath path.
The Oban ferry loading ramp at Lochboisdale
The Oban ferry loading ramp at Lochboisdale
A bus at Lochboisdale Operated by D A Travel Ltd., South Uist.
A bus at Lochboisdale
Operated by D A Travel Ltd., South Uist.
Welcome to the Outer Hebrides A sign greeting visitors landing at Lochboisdale.
Welcome to the Outer Hebrides
A sign greeting visitors landing at Lochboisdale.
Buildings on the south side of Lochboisdale Caught in the early morning sunshine whilst waiting for the Oban ferry. The building in the centre of the view is marked as 'a place of worship' by the OS. That on the far left is marked as being a police station.
Buildings on the south side of Lochboisdale
Caught in the early morning sunshine whilst waiting for the Oban ferry. The building in the centre of the view is marked as 'a place of worship' by the OS. That on the far left is marked as being a police station.
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Poll Airigh nan Gallan is located at Grid Ref: NF7917 (Lat: 57.139631, Lng: -7.3024639)

Unitary Authority: Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Police Authority: Highlands and Islands

What 3 Words

///bunch.sped.climber. Near Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 57.139631,-7.3024639
(3 pitches - booking advisable)
Operator: South Uist Hostel
Tourism: caravan_site
Lat/Long: 57.1361938/-7.306992
South Uist Hostel
Alt Name: Gleanndal Hostel
Rooms: 1
Tourism: hostel
Website: https://www.southuisthostel.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 57.1361925/-7.3068023
Operator: South Uist Hostem
Tourism: camp_site
Website: https://www.southuisthostel.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 57.1364915/-7.3063832
Meeting Place
Tourism: artwork
Lat/Long: 57.1365795/-7.3079416
Gleann Dail bho Tuath
Alt Name Gd: Ceann a Tuath Ghlinn Dail;Taobh a Tuath Ghleann Dail
Name En: North Glendale
Name Gd: Gleann Dail bho Tuath
Place: hamlet
Lat/Long: 57.1365654/-7.3069811
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1368103/-7.3053969
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1364123/-7.3056625
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1373096/-7.3052011
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1376109/-7.3050898
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1364552/-7.3072208
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1366395/-7.3063005
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 57.136571/-7.3043236
Generator Method: wind_turbine
Generator Output Electricity: small_installation
Generator Source: wind
Generator Type: horizontal_axis
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 57.1361323/-7.3037515
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 57.1355164/-7.3028456
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1404562/-7.2959433
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1401899/-7.2967694
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1399163/-7.2975982
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1396034/-7.2983975
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1392774/-7.2991968
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1389107/-7.3002643
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1384799/-7.3012084
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1380578/-7.3022921
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1375732/-7.303491
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1372602/-7.3042742
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 57.1407793/-7.2956563
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 57.1356936/-7.3060584
Passing Place
Lat/Long: 57.1365126/-7.3080939
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