Benbecula Golf Club – An Outer Hebrides Golfing Must
Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland.
It’s joined by a causeway to North Uist to the north and South Uist to the south.
The island is about 12 kilometres (7 miles) from west to east and a similar distance from north to south.
Benbecula’s main settlement and administrative centre is Balivanich (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a’ Mhanaich, meaning “Town of the Monk”).
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