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.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Hestan Islet”

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 Hill at Balcary Point, at the southern end of Auchencairn Bay, overlooking Hestan Island on the , approximately 10 miles south of , in the county of , .

Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a granite hill rising some 45 metres above the Rough Firth near the outlet of the , near the village of Rockcliffe. It was the site of a vitrified fort during the Early Middle Ages, with about one third of an acre of the summit enclosed by a rampart of timber and stone.

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 . Its population is around 230. is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of . is situated 6 miles west of Hestan Island.

Hestan Island

Latitude
54.83613° or 54° 50′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.80997° or 3° 48′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C6RR5PR+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3098808
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2647031
Wiki­data ID
Q3593091
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Satellite Map

Discover Hestan Island 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 Point and Balcary.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Elephant Rock and Old Monk’s House.

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