Heaval
| Heaval | ||
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 The Heaval with Castlebay in the foreground |
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| height | 383 m | |
| location | Barra , Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 56 ° 57 '58 " N , 7 ° 28' 6" W | |
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| particularities | highest point on Barra | |
Heaval ( Gaelic : Sheabhal ) is a hill on the Scottish Hebridean island of Barra . It is the highest point on the island. The 383 m high elevation is located about 1.5 kilometers northeast of Castlebay , the main town on the island, which is also the closest settlement. The second and third highest elevations on Barra are Ben Tangaval with 332 m and Ben Cliad with 206 m. A marble statue of the Madonna is placed on the southern flank. Various routes are described for hikes on the Heaval.
View from the hilltop to the south over Castlebay
Madonna statue on the south flank
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ R. Redfern: Walking in the Hebrides , Cicerone, 1st edition, 2001, pp. 155-159. ISBN 978-1-852-84263-5