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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ northLongitude
-5.84304° or 5° 50′ 35″ westPopulation
25Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
9C8PQ534+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4231889123OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2645785Wikidata ID
Q6392105
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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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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 “Kentra”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.