Swona

Swona is an uninhabited privately owned island in the off the north coast of . It has a herd of feral cattle resulting from the abandonment of stock in 1974.
Wikipedia
Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 66 feet (20 metres)
  • Description: uninhabited island in the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Scotland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Swona Lighthouse.
Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.
John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a parish on the west coast of , Scotland, 4 miles north of .
Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , , , United Kingdom. is situated 5 miles northeast of Swona.

Swona

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Latitude
58.744° or 58° 44′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.06147° or 3° 3′ 41″ west
Open location code
9CCRPWVQ+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569195
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2636366
Wiki­data ID
Q1470309

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Swona” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Swona”
  • Cebuano: “Swona”
  • Chinese: “斯沃納島”
  • Dutch: “Swona”
  • French: “Swona”
  • German: “Swona”
  • Italian: “Swona”
  • Japanese: “スウォナ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Swona”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Swona”
  • Norwegian: “Swona”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Swona”
  • Swedish: “Swona”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Keefa Hill and Warbister Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Clett and Barth Head.

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