Kentra

Kentra is a hamlet overlooking the east coast of Kentra Bay, on the north east end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula near Acharacle, Scottish Highlands. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riska Island.

Riska Island

Islet

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Riska Island is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles north of Kentra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardtoe and Acharacle.

Ardtoe

Hamlet

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardtoe is a place on the coast of Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has sandy beaches with views to the island of Eigg. Ardtoe is situated 2 miles northwest of Kentra.

Acharacle

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Acharacle is a village on the landward end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, at the foot of Loch Shiel. The ford referred to in the name spans the River Shiel, and, according to legend, was the site of a battle between Somerled and a Norwegian warrior named Torquil. Acharacle is situated 2 miles east of Kentra.

Salen

Village

Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salen is a coastal village on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, overlooking Salen Bay which is an inlet of the sea loch, Loch Sunart. Located in the Scottish council area of Highland, it is on the road to Ardnamurchan Point, the most westerly point of mainland Britain. Salen is situated 3½ miles southeast of Kentra.

Kentra

Type: Hamlet with 25 residents
Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
Category: locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.7535° or 56° 45′ 13″ north

Longitude

-5.84304° or 5° 50′ 35″ west

Population

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

9C8PQ534+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4231889123

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2645785

Wikidata ID

Q6392105

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Kentra” goes by many names.

Basque: “Kentra”
Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann Tràgha”

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