Eilean Ghaoideamal
Eilean Ghaoideamal is an island in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Eilean Ghaoideamal is situated nearby to the locality An t-Adhradh, as well as near the hamlet Oronsay Farm.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gartmeal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oronsay and Oronsay Priory.
Oronsay
Island
Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oronsay, also sometimes spelt and pronounced Oransay by the local community, is a small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides with an area of 543 hectares.
Oronsay Priory
Cemetery
Photo: Hole in the wall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oronsay Priory was a monastery of canons regular on the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll, off the coast of Scotland. It was established in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scalasaig and Colonsay.
Scalasaig
Village
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle. Scalasaig is situated 4½ miles north of Eilean Ghaoideamal.
Colonsay
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.
Eilean Ghaoideamal
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.00546° or 56° 0′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.22117° or 6° 13′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C8M2Q4H+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 711688597OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Eilean Ghaoideamal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eilean Ghaoideamal”
- Swedish: “Eilean Ghaoideamal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as An t-Adhradh and Oronsay Farm.
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