Eilean an Taighe
Eilean an T ighe, meaning "House Island", is one of the Shiant Islands. It is joined to Garbh Eilean by an isthmus, so they each form part of what is actually a single island.Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Shiant Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eilean an Tighe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Mhuire.
Eilean Mhuire
Island
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Mhuire is the most easterly of the Shiant Islands in the Outer Hebrides. Once populated, Eilean Mhuire is now used only for grazing sheep. There was an old local tradition that said there used to be a chapel on the island.
Eilean an Taighe
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Eilean an Taighe” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eilean an Tighe”
- Irish: “Eilean an Taighe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eilean an Taighe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eilean an Tigh”
- Swedish: “Eilean an Tighe”
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Notable Places Nearby
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