Eilean Bàn

Eilean Bàn is a six-acre island between and the , in the historic county of in the Highland local government area.
Wikipedia
Photo: Berit, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island off the coast of mainland Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Bleat Island”, “Eilean Ban”, and “Eilean nan Gillean”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kyle of Lochalsh railway station and Castle Maol.

Railway station
Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the terminus of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in the village of in the , northern . The station is 63 miles 64 chains from .

Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caisteal Maol is a ruined castle located near the harbour of the village of , , . It is also known as Castle Moil, , Dun Akyn, Dunakin Castle, Dun Haakon and Castle Dunakin.

Monument
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyle of Lochalsh and Kyleakin.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in in the , with a population of 590 in 2020. It is just across the water from on the Isle of Skye and was the traditional route to Skye by ferry.

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village on the island of , traditionally a ferry port. It has become quieter since the Skye Bridge replaced the ferry from the mainland, but is an attractive small place worth a stop. In 2011 the population was around 300.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small remote township, situated on Bay near , and is in the council area of Highland. In the language of Gaelic, the village is named after Erb, a Viking who landed in the Bay.

Eilean Bàn

Latitude
57.28771° or 57° 17′ 16″ north
Longitude
-5.73789° or 5° 44′ 16″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
9C9P77Q6+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48994467
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2648664
Wiki­data ID
Q3049402
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Eilean Bàn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إيليان بان”
  • Bengali: “ইলিয়ান এ’সিও”
  • Cebuano: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Cebuano: “Eilean nan Gillean”
  • Chinese: “埃利安阿凯奥”
  • Chinese: “埃利安阿凱奧”
  • Chinese: “班島 (洛丘什)”
  • Chinese: “班島”
  • Dutch: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Finnish: “Eilean Bàn”
  • French: “Eilean Ban”
  • French: “Eilean Bàn”
  • German: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Gujarati: “ઇલીન બૅન”
  • Irish: “Eilean Bán”
  • Italian: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Japanese: “アイリーンバーン”
  • Japanese: “イーリアン・アーケオ”
  • Kannada: “ಈಲೇನ್ ಬಾನ್”
  • Korean: “에일린 반”
  • Lithuanian: “Eilean a ‘Čio”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Portuguese: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Russian: “Эйлин-Бан”
  • Scots: “Eilean Bàn, Lochalsh”
  • Scots: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Scots: “Eilean nan Gillean”
  • Spanish: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Swedish: “Eilean Bàn”
  • Swedish: “Eilean nan Gillean”
  • Tamil: “எத்திலீன்பன்”
  • Telugu: “ఎఇలెఅన్ బాన్”
  • Urdu: “ییلیان بان”

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