Horse Island

Horse Island is an uninhabited island in the , in the west of . Once inhabited, the island now only supports a herd of wild goats. It rises to a maximum elevation of 60 metres at Sgùrr nan Uan.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
  • Description: island in the mouth of Loch Broom, Highland, Scotland, UK, one of the Summer Isles
  • Also known as
    “Eilean nan Each”
    “Horse”
    “Horse Island, Summer Isles”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achduart and Polglass.
is a coastal hamlet in , Wester Ross… is situated 2 miles east of Horse Island.
is a long crofting township, lying on the… is situated 2 miles north of Horse Island.
is a community straggling along the west…
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Latitude
57.98333° or 57° 59′ north
Longitude
-5.35° or 5° 21′ west
Open location code
9C9PXMM2+82
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Horse Island” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Eilean nan Each”
  • Cebuano: “Horse Island”
  • Chinese: “霍爾斯島 (薩默群島)”
  • Chinese: “霍爾斯島”
  • Cornish: “Eilean nan Each”
  • French: “Horse Island”
  • German: “Horse Island”
  • Irish: “Eilean nan Each”
  • Irish: “Eilean nan Eich”
  • Manx: “Eilean nan Each”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Horse Island i Summer Isles”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean nan Each”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean nan Eich”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Horse Island, Summer Isles”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Horse Island”
  • Swedish: “Horse Island, Highland”
  • Swedish: “Horse Island”
  • Welsh: “Eilean nan Each”
  • “Horse Island - Eilean nan Each”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island) and Meall nan Gabhar.

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