Kerrera
Kerrera is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. In 2016 it had a population of 45, divided into two communities in the north and south of the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gylen Castle and Sgeirean Dubha Lighthouse.
Gylen Castle
Ruins
Photo: Macsels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gylen Castle is a ruined castle, or tower house, at the south end of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on a promontory overlooking the Firth of Lorne. It was made a scheduled monument in 1931.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oban and Ganavan.
Oban
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oban is a town in Argyll and Bute on the northwest coast of Scotland. It's a transport hub and most visitors are passing through on the way to the Hebrides, only staying overnight if ferry / train schedules make that necessary; conversely, Hebrideans come here for shopping and other necessities.
Ganavan
Suburb
Ganavan is a small settlement on Ganavan Bay on the west coast of Scotland, around 1.5 miles north of the town of Oban. Ganavan is situated 5 miles northeast of Kerrera.
Lochdon
Village
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Lochdon or Lochdonhead is a small village on the Isle of Mull, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Torosay, just south of Craignure on the A849 at the head of Loch Don. Lochdon is situated 6 miles northwest of Kerrera.
Kerrera
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Kerrera” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kerrera”
- Belarusian: “Керэра”
- Breton: “Cearrara”
- Bulgarian: “Керера”
- Catalan: “Kerrera”
- Cebuano: “Kerrera”
- Chinese: “凯勒拉岛”
- Chinese: “凱勒拉島”
- Danish: “Kerrera”
- Dutch: “Kerrera”
- French: “Kerrera”
- German: “Kerrera”
- Greek: “Κέρρερα”
- Hebrew: “קררה”
- Hungarian: “Kerrera”
- Irish: “Cearrara”
- Italian: “Kerrera”
- Japanese: “ケイラ島”
- Japanese: “ケレラ島”
- Low German: “Kerrera”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kerrera”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cearrara”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kerrera”
- Norwegian: “Kerrera”
- Russian: “Керрера”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cearrara”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Kerrera”
- Spanish: “Kerrera”
- Swedish: “Kerrera”
- Ukrainian: “Керрера”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eilean Orasaig and Gylen Castle.
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