Portnancon
Portnacon is a small remote crofting township, and former fishing station, on the west shore of Loch Eriboll in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands in the Scottish council area of Highland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Portaneon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Choraidh and Meall Meadhonach.
Eilean Choraidh
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eilean Choraidh, also known as Horse Island is an island in Loch Eriboll in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. It is about 26 hectares in extent and the highest point is 26 metres above sea level.
Meall Meadhonach
Peak
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meall Meadhonach is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Portnancon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ceannabeinne and Durness.
Ceannabeinne
Locality
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ceannabeinne is a ruined village within the parish of Durness, in the county of Sutherland, in the far north of the Highlands of Scotland. Ceannabeinne is situated 3½ miles north of Portnancon.
Durness
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
Durness is a village in Sutherland on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 347 in 2011. Most of the terrain of this region is impermeable gneiss, carpeted by boggy heathland.
Balnakeil
Hamlet
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balnakeil is a hamlet in the parish of Durness, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is on the north coast of Scotland around 3⁄4 mile northwest of Durness. Balnakeil is situated 6 miles northwest of Portnancon.
Portnancon
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.5025° or 58° 30′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.70119° or 4° 42′ 4″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
9CCQG72X+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1586175330OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Portnancon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portnancon”
- Dutch: “Portnancon”
- German: “Portnancon”
- Irish: “Port nan Con”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Choraidh Croft and Old limekilns.
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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 “Portnancon”. Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.