Hestan Island

Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the , in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, .
Wikipedia
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Island
  • …is also known as “Hestan Islet”
  • Description: island in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hestan Island Lighthouse and Balcary Lifeboat Station.

Lighthouse
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

House
was located under Balcary…

Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a granite hill rising some…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundrennan.

Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland, about 5 miles east of . is situated 6 miles west of Hestan Island.

Hestan Island

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Latitude
54.83612° or 54° 50′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.80997° or 3° 48′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C6RR5PR+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3098808
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2647031
Wiki­data ID
Q3593091

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hestan Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hestan Island”
  • French: “Hestan Island”
  • French: “Hestan”
  • French: “île Hestan”
  • French: “Île Hestan”
  • Japanese: “ヘスタン島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hestan Island”
  • Swedish: “Hestan Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Balcary and Lot’s Wife.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Elephant Rock and Old Monk’s House.

Scotland: Highlights

Notable places include Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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