Struan

Struan is a small village on the west coast of the island of Skye, on the shores of Loch Beag, itself an inlet of . "Struan" is the anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic word sruthan, meaning "small stream", or the flow at the point where a spring appears.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village on Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Sruthan” and “Struan, Skye”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dun Beag and Oronsay.

Archaeological site
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is an iron-age broch located about…

Islet
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is an uninhabited tidal island in on the west coast of , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Struan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balgown and Bracadale.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a settlement and civil parish on the in .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Struan

Latitude
57.35664° or 57° 21′ 24″ north
Longitude
-6.41614° or 6° 24′ 58″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9C9M9H4M+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 413289877
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2636613
Wiki­data ID
Q975495
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Struan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Struan”
  • Czech: “Struan”
  • Dutch: “Struan”
  • French: “Struan”
  • German: “Struan”
  • Irish: “An Sruthan”
  • Scots: “Struan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Sruthan”
  • Slovak: “Struan”
  • Spanish: “Struan”
  • Swedish: “Struan”
  • “Struan - An Sruthan”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Struanmore and Gesto.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bracadale Free Church and Dun Diarmaid.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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