
What is recorded here
Hairtebreac rises to approximately 300 metres and is part of the rugged, mainly igneous landscape characteristic of the Outer Hebrides. Its name, of Gaelic origin, may relate to local folklore or descriptive features of the terrain, though specific traditions are not widely recorded. It matters as a named landmark within the Na h-Eileanan Siar archipelago, contributing to the region's geographic and cultural identity.
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Places near here
Ruin by the sheepwashOld home or work place · 624 yd
South Uist, HairteabhaghCottage (19th Century) - (20th Century), Peat Stand (period Unassigned) · 859 yd
Eilean DubhIsland · 869 yd
RòineabhalMountain / peak · 1218 yd
Cairn, RoineabhalAncient tomb or cairn · 1443 yd
CruachanMountain / peak · 1478 yd
Bàgh MarulaighBay · 1644 yd
Camas an LochainBay · 1.2 mi
Burn on a beachBeach · 1.4 mi
CalbhaighIsland · 1.6 mi
Flowers at Marabhal cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 1.7 mi
Calbhaigh castleCastle, fort or tower · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Lis Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0