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X.—Geology of the Outer Hebrides. Part III.—North Uist and Benbecula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

T.J. Jehu  and
R.M. Craig
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Benbecula signifies “the hill of the fords,” and the island was so designated owing to the fact that there is on it only one hill of any prominence, and that it is connected with the larger islands to the north and south by fords passable only at low water. The origin of the name “Uist” is referred to in a previous communication.

These islands occupy a central position in the Outer Hebrides, lying between South Uist and Harris. They are bounded on the west and north-west by the Atlantic Ocean; on the north-east by the Sound of Harris; on the east by the Little Minch, which at its narrowest part is about 16 miles broad; and on the south by a narrow channel separating Benbecula from South Uist. The area embraced in this communication extends from the Isle of Shillay in the north to the Isle of Wiay at the south-east corner of Benbecula, and includes not only the main islands of North Uist and Benbecula but also a number of smaller isles adjoining the main ones. Including the intervening channels, the total length from Shillay in the north to the southern extremity of Benbecula is about 28 miles.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , 1926 , pp. 467 - 489
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1926

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