Sgeir Sgoraig
Sgeir Sgoraig is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Sgeir Sgoraig is situated nearby to the hamlet Kilcheran, as well as near the locality South Achinduin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle of Lismore and Achanduin Castle.
Isle of Lismore
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lismore is an island ten miles north of Oban in the sea inlet of Loch Linnhe. It's one of the Inner Hebrides islands, but little developed for tourism, and overlooked by visitors who sail by on the ferries.
Achanduin Castle
Castle
Photo: Paul Biggin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achanduin Castle, is a castle, now in ruins, located about 5.0 kilometres west of Achnacroish on the north-western coastline of the island of Lismore, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Bernera Island
Island
Photo: Ken Craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bernera Island or simply Bernera is a tidal island off Lismore, in Argyll, Scotland. Bernera Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Sgeir Sgoraig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnacroish and Ganavan.
Achnacroish
Village
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Achnacroish is a hamlet on the Scottish island of Lismore. The harbour serves the ferry between Lismore and Oban. The hamlet has the island's primary school. Achnacroish is situated 3½ miles northeast of Sgeir Sgoraig.
Ganavan
Suburb
Ganavan is a small settlement on Ganavan Bay on the west coast of Scotland, around 1.5 miles north of the town of Oban. Ganavan is situated 4 miles southeast of Sgeir Sgoraig.
Dunbeg
Village
Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunbeg, formerly known as Dunstaffnage, is a village about 2+1⁄2 miles outside of Oban, Scotland. It has a population of just under 1,000. It is home to the Scottish Association for Marine Science, one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. Dunbeg is situated 4½ miles southeast of Sgeir Sgoraig.
Sgeir Sgoraig
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Dubh Sgeir”, “Scotstoun West”, and “Sgeir Scoraig”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.4734° or 56° 28′ 24″ northLongitude
-5.55726° or 5° 33′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C8PFCFV+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 205106771OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2638169
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