Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Beinn Sgritheann (Ben Scrien)
Height: 186m / 610ft • Prominence: 186m / 610ft • Summit : rocky rib 5m WNW of trig pillar • Trip reports (hill-bagging)



Eriskay football pitch .
The famous Eriskay football pitch,Isle of Eriskay.
12-Aug-24 • Allan ,South Uist. • flickr
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St Michael's church, Eriskay
A Roman Catholic church sits in Eriskay's main village. It was built in 1903 and has a rounded apse. In this apse is a boat shaped altar designed by Father Calum MacNeill, a former parish priest and pays homage to the local fishing industry.
uk scotland eriskay outerhebrides church building ambaile fathercalummacneill 54018003718

Boat shaped altar
A Roman Catholic church sits in Eriskay's main village. It was built in 1903 and has a rounded apse. In this apse is a boat shaped altar designed by Father Calum MacNeill, a former parish priest and pays homage to the local fishing industry.
uk scotland eriskay outerhebrides church building ambaile fathercalummacneill altar 54017780806

Prince's Beach, Eriskay
Eriskay is a small island now joined to South Uist by a causeway. The ferry to Barra goes from here.
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OS Map
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Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
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Eriskay football pitch .
The famous Eriskay football pitch,Isle of Eriskay.
12-Aug-24 • Allan ,South Uist. • flickr
53925228391

St Michael's church, Eriskay
A Roman Catholic church sits in Eriskay's main village. It was built in 1903 and has a rounded apse. In this apse is a boat shaped altar designed by Father Calum MacNeill, a former parish priest and pays homage to the local fishing industry.
uk scotland eriskay outerhebrides church building ambaile fathercalummacneill 54018003718

Boat shaped altar
A Roman Catholic church sits in Eriskay's main village. It was built in 1903 and has a rounded apse. In this apse is a boat shaped altar designed by Father Calum MacNeill, a former parish priest and pays homage to the local fishing industry.
uk scotland eriskay outerhebrides church building ambaile fathercalummacneill altar 54017780806

Prince's Beach, Eriskay
Eriskay is a small island now joined to South Uist by a causeway. The ferry to Barra goes from here.
uk scotland outerhebrides eriskay scenery princesbeach 54015319843

A beach near the Eriskay causeway
Eriskay is a small island now joined to South Uist by a causeway. The ferry to Barra goes from here.
uk scotland outerhebrides eriskay scenery 54015424264

Eriskay Beach
Beach on Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides.
24-Jun-22 • Errantrail • flickr
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1623 Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien]
05-Jun-22 • Dugswell2 • flickr
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1623 Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien] a
Parked off road near the highpoint of road then used a track of sorts to a gate then onward to Ben Scrien. Then off to bag the nearby Tump called Cnoc Pairceanan. Name:Beinn Scritheann [Ben Scrien] Hill number:1623 Height:186m / 610ft RHB Section:24C: North Uist, South Uist and Nearby Islands County/UA:Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles] (UA) Island:Eriskay Maritime area:Eriskay & South Uist Watershed:Long Island Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (100-199m), SIB, Yeaman Grid ref:NF 79524 11213 Summit feature:rocky rib 5m NW of trig point Drop:186m Col:Sea OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 31 (1:25k) 452N 453S Survey:Abney level
05-Jun-22 • Dugswell2 • flickr
trigpoint beinnscritheannbenscrien eriskay s8890 benscrieneriskayitrigpoint p186 marilyn hump tump sib yeaman 52157675530

Eriskay
view from Beinn Scrien on Eriskay over the causeway to South Uist
27-Sep-03 • Neil F King • flickr
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Old ferries at Eriskay Ferry Terminal - MV Eilean na-Oige on the outside with possibly MV Eilean Bhearnaraigh on the inside.
01-Mar-03 • Donald Morrison • flickr
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Videos
This is how the Eriskay Ponies have traditionally lived on Eriskay since the time of the Clearances when our ancestors were ...
This walk will take you on a short tour of Eriskay. We will journey along the main road, past the Am Politician, island shop ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.