Rabbit Islands

The Rabbit Islands are a group of three uninhabited small islands off the north coast of , Scotland in Tongue Bay. In Scottish Gaelic, and occasionally in English, they are known as Eileanan nan Gall, which is sometimes anglicised as "Eilean-na-Gaeil" or "Eilean nan Gaill".
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: group of three uninhabited small islands off the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland in Tongue Bay
  • Also known as: “Eilean nan Gaill”, “Eilean-na-Gaeil”, “Rabbit Islands i Skottland”, and “Rabbit Islands, Scotland”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Eilean nan Ròn and Cnoc an Fhreiceadain.

Island
Photo: Donnie Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Roan Island is an island near , in the north of , Scotland. is situated 2 miles northeast of Rabbit Islands.

Peak
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is a coastal mountain peak in northern Scotland. is situated 2 miles south of Rabbit Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skullomie and Coldbackie.

Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scullomie is a small fishing and crofting township…

Village
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is a crofting township in and… is situated 2 miles south of Rabbit Islands.

Village
Photo: Tim Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a remote small crofting hamlet and fishing… is situated 3 miles east of Rabbit Islands.

Rabbit Islands

Latitude
58.53333° or 58° 32′ north
Longitude
-4.38333° or 4° 23′ west
Open location code
9CCQGJM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2639741
Wiki­data ID
Q3777194
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rabbit Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rabbit Islands”
  • Esperanto: “Kuniklinsuloj”
  • Irish: “Eileanan nan Gall”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rabbit Islands”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eileanan nan Gall”
  • Swedish: “Rabbit Islands”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Melness and Skinnet.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rabbit Island East and Sgeir an Oir.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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