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Benbecula-south Uist Causeway
Causeway (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Benbecula-south Uist Causeway
Classification Causeway (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Creagorry Causeway
Canmore ID 277132
Site Number NF84NW 21
NGR NF 8015 4726
NGR Description NF 8024 4775 to NF 8001 4687
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277132
- Council Western Isles
- Parish South Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF84NW 21 centred 8015 4726
Not to be confused with 'Uist Causeways' (centred NF 830 568, between North Uist and Benbecula), for which see NF85NW 43.01.
(Location defined as from NF 8024 4775 to NF 8001 4687). This causeway carries the A865 public road across a wide area of intertidal sands and shallow channels between the islands of Benbecula (to the NNE) and South Uist (to the SSW), and to the SSW of Creagorry Island [name: NF 803 475]. The entire structure lies within the parish of South Uist.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 22 February 2006.
