Heaval

The Heaval with Castlebay in the foreground

Heaval (Gaelic: Sheabhal ) is a hill on the Scottish Hebridean island of Barra. It is the highest point of the island. The 383 meter-high hill is located about 1.5 kilometers northeast of Castlebay, the main town of the island, which is also the nearest settlement. As the second - or third-highest elevations on Barra Ben Tangaval follow with 332 m and 206 m with Ben Cliad. On the southern flank of a marble statue of the Madonna is set up. For hiking on the Heaval different routes are described.

Madonna statue on the southern flank

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