Temple Sands ( Traigh an Teampaill ) on the island of Little Bernera

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Beach on the island of Little Bernera, off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, Scotland. Little Bernera (Scottish Gaelic: Bearnaraigh Beag) is a small island situated off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Little Bernera lies between the sea lochs of West and East Loch Roag, immediately to the north of Great Bernera. The island rises to a height of 42m (137 feet) and has an area of 138 ha. A few centuries ago, the island was the place where people of Carloway were buried, before a cemetery was built in that village. Today, gravestones can still be seen on the island, but are beginning to disappear into the ground. At Traigh an Teampaill, there is a ruined chapel and small graveyard.

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