Eilean Ràrsaidh

Eilean Ràrsaidh is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean Ràrsaidh is situated nearby to the locality Tòrr an Aoil, as well as near the hamlet Arnisdale.

Type: Island
Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Eilean Rarsaidh” and “Raasay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beinn Sgritheall.

Beinn Sgritheall

Peak

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, Public domain.

Beinn Sgritheall or Beinn an Sgrithill, also anglicized Ben Sgriol, is the highest mountain on the Glenelg peninsula in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arnisdale and Balvraid.

Arnisdale

Hamlet

Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arnisdale is a hamlet in the historic county of Inverness-shire in the local authority area of Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around 10 miles down a single-track road from Glenelg.

Balvraid

Hamlet

Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balvraid is a hamlet.

Glenelg

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.

Glenelg is a small village on the coast of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, which historically was one of the main crossings to and from Skye. The cattle swam across on their way to market, while the humans took a ferry.

Eilean Ràrsaidh

Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.14308° or 57° 8′ 35″ north

Longitude

-5.61764° or 5° 37′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C9P49VJ+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 3493136

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

2639630

Wikidata ID

Q24639202

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Satellite Map

Discover Eilean Ràrsaidh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Eilean Ràrsaidh” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Eilean Ràrsaidh”
Swedish: “Eilean Ràrsaidh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tòrr an Aoil and Corran.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sgeir Mhic Leòid and Eilean a‘ Chuilinn.

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