Rabbit Islands
The Rabbit Islands are a group of three uninhabited small islands off the north coast of Sutherland, 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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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”, “Eileanan nan Gall”, and “Rabbit Islands, Scotland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean nan Ròn and Cnoc an Fhreiceadain.
Eilean nan Ròn
Island
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Eilean nan Ròn or Roan Island is an island near Skerray, in the north of Sutherland, Scotland. An estimated 350 seal pups are born here annually. Eilean nan Ròn is situated 2 miles northeast of Rabbit Islands.
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain
Peak
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Cnoc an Fhreiceadain is a coastal mountain peak in northern Scotland. It is 307 metres high with commanding views along the north coast of Scotland to Orkney in the east to Durness and Arkle in the West. Cnoc an Fhreiceadain is situated 2 miles south of Rabbit Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skullomie and Coldbackie.
Skullomie
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scullomie is a small fishing and crofting township at the head of Tongue Bay in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. It is located around 3 miles north of the village of Tongue on the northern coast of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Coldbackie
Village
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Coldbackie is a crofting township in Sutherland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Scotland. Coldbackie is situated 2 miles south of Rabbit Islands.
Skerray
Village
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Skerray is a remote small crofting hamlet and fishing port on the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It is located 7+3⁄4 miles by road northeast of Tongue and 40+1⁄4 miles by road west of Thurso. Skerray is situated 3 miles east of Rabbit Islands.
Rabbit Islands
- Categories: archipelago and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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: “Eileanan nan Gall”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rabbit Islands i Skottland”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rabbit Islands”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eileanan nan Gall”
- Swedish: “Rabbit Islands”
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