Harlosh Island
Harlosh Island is one of four islands to be found in Skye's Loch Bracadale. Harlosh Island is one mile from the coast of the Duirinish Peninsula and four miles from the coast of the Minginish peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island off the coast of Skye in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eilean Heàrrlois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tarner Island.
Tarner Island
Island
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarner Island is a triangular shaped island in Loch Bracadale just off the coast off the Harlosh peninsula of Skye in Scotland. It is about 28 hectares in extent and is 0.65 miles at its longest by 0.33 miles at its widest The coastline is largely cliff-lined and rocky however slopes down to the northernmost part of the island at which point it is possible to land by small boat or kayak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balmore and Harlosh.
Harlosh
Hamlet
Harlosh is a settlement on the island of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. The settlement is on a peninsula of the same name. Situated at the end of a narrow peninsula between Lochs Caroy and Bharcasaig, Harlosh is some 7 kilometres from the village of Dunvegan. Harlosh Island and Tarner Island lie just offshore, with Wiay some 3 kilometres distant to the south.
Harlosh Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.3626° or 57° 21′ 45″ northLongitude
-6.5268° or 6° 31′ 37″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9C9M9F7F+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 4005122OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2647462Wikidata ID
Q3778482
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Harlosh Island” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Eilean Heàrrlois”
- Breton: “Harlosh Island”
- Cebuano: “Harlosh Island”
- French: “Harlosh”
- Irish: “Eilean Heárrlois”
- Irish: “Eilean Heàrrlois”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean Heàrrlois”
- Swedish: “Harlosh Island”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harlosh Skerry and Dun Neill.
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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 “Harlosh Island”. Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.