Holy Island

Holy Island is a small island just east of the in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It's two miles long by half-a-mile mile wide, with a rocky ridge down its spine.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Firth of Clyde, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Holy Island (Arran)”, “Holy Island, Firth of Clyde”, “Holy Isle”, “Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde”, and “Saint Molaise Isle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse and Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
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Lighthouse
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lamlash and Whiting Bay.

Village
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is a town on the , in the , . It lies three miles south of the island's main settlement and ferry port , in a sheltered bay on the island's east coast, facing the Holy Isle.

Village
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is a village located on the in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of and eight miles south of . With more than 600 inhabitants it’s the third largest village on the island of Arran, behind Lamlash and Brodick.

Holy Island

Latitude
55.5243° or 55° 31′ 27″ north
Longitude
-5.0747° or 5° 4′ 29″ west
Elevation
732 feet (223 metres)
Open location code
9C7PGWFG+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4003348
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2646682
Wiki­data ID
Q3057897
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Holy Island” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Eilean MoLaise”
  • Breton: “Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde”
  • Cebuano: “Holy Island”
  • Chinese: “圣岛”
  • Chinese: “聖島”
  • Dutch: “Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هولى ايسلاند”
  • French: “Holy Island”
  • French: “Holy Isle”
  • German: “Holy Island”
  • Irish: “Eilean MoLaise”
  • Japanese: “ホーリーアイル”
  • Japanese: “ホリー島 (スコットランド)”
  • Ladin: “Holy Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Holy Isle i Firth of Clyde”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean MoLaise”
  • Swedish: “Holy Island, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Holy Island”

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