Skip to content
Archipelago

    Haskeir

    Eilean Hasgeir, Haskeir Island

    57°42′N 7°41′W

    Haskeir (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Hasgeir), also known as Great Haskeir (Scottish Gaelic: Hasgeir Mhòr) is a remote, exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies 13 kilometres (7 nautical miles) west-northwest of North Uist.

    Eilean Hasgeir from Rubha Dubh Thaigh a' Ghearraidh
    Eilean Hasgeir from Rubha Dubh Thaigh a' Ghearraidh

    Gordon Hatton / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Terrain

    57°42′N 7°41′W

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Haskeir (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Hasgeir), also known as Great Haskeir (Scottish Gaelic: Hasgeir Mhòr) is a remote, exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies 13 kilometres (7 nautical miles) west-northwest of North Uist. One kilometre (1⁄2 nautical mile) southwest lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagach, made up of a colonnade of five rock stacks, and 40 km (22 nmi) northwest is St Kilda.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Outer Hebrides

    Also in Hebrides

    Also in British Isles

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia