Fraochlan
Fraochlan is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Fraochlan is situated nearby to the hamlet Inverkirkaig, as well as near the locality Inverpolly.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fraochlan Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soyea Island.
Soyea Island
Island
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soyea Island or Soyea is an uninhabited rocky island at the mouth of Loch Inver, in Assynt, Sutherland, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is three nautical miles west of Lochinver and two nautical miles south-southwest of Achmelvich. Soyea Island is situated 2½ miles north of Fraochlan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverkirkaig and Inverpolly.
Inverkirkaig
Hamlet
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverkirkaig is extremely remote scattered crofting township, situated on the north eastern bay, of the sea loch Loch Kirkaig, in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Inverkirkaig is situated 2 miles northeast of Fraochlan.
Inverpolly
Locality
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverpolly is the name given to a large area of northern Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and lochans. Inverpolly is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fraochlan.
Strathan
Village
Strathan is a remote scattered coastal village, located in Bàgh an t-strathain Bay, which lies on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch Inver, in the Assynt district of the west coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Strathan is situated 3 miles northeast of Fraochlan.
Fraochlan
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.10967° or 58° 6′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.30735° or 5° 18′ 26″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9CCP4M5V+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 3619017OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2649091Wikidata ID
Q24643353
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fraochlan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fraochlan Island”
- Swedish: “Fraochlan Island”
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