Big Isle
Big Isle is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Big Isle is situated nearby to the locality Meall Meadhonach, as well as near Bians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Flannan Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eilean Mor”, “Eilean Mòr”, “Eilean Mòr, Flannan Isles”, and “Eilean Mòre”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flannan Isles Lighthouse and House Isle.
Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: JJM, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. In 1900, its three keepers disappeared in mysterious circumstances.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flannan Isles.
Flannan Isles
Locality
Photo: Marc Calhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Flannan Isles or the Seven Hunters are a small island group in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, approximately 32 kilometres west of the Isle of Lewis.
Big Isle
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.28801° or 58° 17′ 17″ northLongitude
-7.59023° or 7° 35′ 25″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
9CCJ7CQ5+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 28206812OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2642254Wikidata ID
Q24639620
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Big Isle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eilean Mòr (pulo sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Eilean Siar)”
- Cebuano: “Eilean Mòr”
- Hungarian: “Eilean Mòr-sziget”
- Spanish: “Isla Grande”
- Swedish: “Eilean Mòr, Flannan Isles”
- Swedish: “Eilean Mòr”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meall Meadhonach and Bians.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blessing Chapel and Flannan Isles Lighthouse.
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