Neave Island
Neave Island or Coomb Island is an island in the council area of Highland, on the north coast of the Scottish mainland. Neave Island is a small rugged island to the east of Eilean nan Ròn in Sutherland, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, Caol Beag.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Coomb Island” and “Eilean na Neimh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean nan Ròn.
Eilean nan Ròn
Island
Photo: Donnie Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1½ miles west of Neave Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skerray and Bettyhill.
Skerray
Village
Photo: Tim Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Bettyhill
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bettyhill is a village in the parish of Farr, on the north coast of Scotland. Bettyhill lies on the A836 road 32 miles west of Thurso and 12 miles from Tongue. Bettyhill is situated 3 miles southeast of Neave Island.
Neave Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.5474° or 58° 32′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.2968° or 4° 17′ 49″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9CCQGPW3+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 146630865OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2641836Wikidata ID
Q6984532
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Neave Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Neave Island / Comb Island”
- Cebuano: “Neave Island”
- Dutch: “Neave Island”
- Irish: “Eilean Naomha”
- Swedish: “Neave Island / Comb Island”
- Swedish: “Neave Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tubeg and Mas no Buaile.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sgeir Bhàn and Stac an Fhamhair.
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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 “Neave Island”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.