Soa Island
Soa is an uninhabited tidal island off the coast of Tiree, to the south of the settlement of Ruaig. At low tide it is joined to mainland Tiree by a sand tombolo and numerous rocky outcrops.Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: a tidal island off the coast of Tiree
- Also known as: “Soa”, “Soa, Tiree”, “Soay”, and “Sòthaigh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Mor a‘ Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree and Kirkapol Parish Church.
Dun Mor a‘ Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree
Archaeological site
Dun Mor a‘ Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree is an archaeological site.
Kirkapol Parish Church
Place of worship
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkapol Parish Church is a place of worship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scarinish and Kenovay.
Scarinish
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scarinish is the main village on the island of Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is located on the south coast of the island, between Hynish Bay to the southwest and Gott Bay to the northeast.
Kenovay
Village
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenovay is a village, which is situated 4½ miles west of Soa Island.
Soa Island
- Categories: tidal island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.51526° or 56° 30′ 55″ northLongitude
-6.76199° or 6° 45′ 43″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C8MG68Q+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 374466281OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2637563Wikidata ID
Q24638689
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Soa Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Soa Island”
- Irish: “Sòthaigh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sòthaigh”
- Swedish: “Soa Island”
- “Soa”
- “Sòthaigh”
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