Sound of Raasay
The Sound of Raasay is the sound between the islands of Raasay and Skye.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brochel Castle.
Brochel Castle
Castle
Photo: StefanServos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brochel Castle is a ruined castle located on a 15-metre-high rocky pinnacle on the north-eastern shore of Raasay, in the council area of Highland, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torran and Arnish.
Sound of Raasay
- Type: Strait
- Description: sound in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.4663° or 57° 27′ 59″ northLongitude
-6.07299° or 6° 4′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C9MFW8G+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 705803920OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2639743Wikidata ID
Q3045410
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Sound of Raasay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sound of Raasay”
- French: “An Linne Rathairseach”
- French: “Détroit de Raasay”
- French: “Sound of Raasay”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Linne Ratharsaireach”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Linne Ratharsaireach, An”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Linne Ratharsaireach”
- Swedish: “Sound of Raasay”
- Welsh: “Swnt Raasay”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Manish Island and Loch na Cuilce.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sound of Raasay”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.