Rubha na Faing

Rubha na Faing is a point in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Rubha na Faing is situated nearby to the hamlet Ballymeanach, as well as near the village Portnahaven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Mhic Coinnich and Oversay.

Eilean Mhic Coinnich

Island

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Mhic Coinnich, also known as Mackenzie Island, is an uninhabited island of 17.3 hectares, lying off the southern end of the Rinns of Islay peninsula on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, Scotland.

Oversay

Island

Photo: Ron Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven. The Rinns of Islay lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson.

Orsay Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Thomas Keetley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballymeanach and Portnahaven.

Ballymeanach

Hamlet

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballymeanach is a hamlet.

Portnahaven

Village

Photo: Adrianmckie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portnahaven is a village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilchoman. It was founded by Walter Campbell of Shawfield after he purchased the Sunderland estate in 1788 and it was further developed in the 1820s by his son Captain Walter Campbell of Foreland and Sunderland.

Port Wemyss

Village

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Port Wemyss is a village.

Rubha na Faing

Type: Point
Also known as: “Cladach Point”, “Claddach Point”, and “Rudha na Faing”
Category: landform
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.69258° or 55° 41′ 33″ north

Longitude

-6.52064° or 6° 31′ 14″ west

Elevation

62 feet (19 metres)

Open location code

9C7MMFVH+2P

GeoNames ID

2649748

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