Erraid

Erraid is a tidal island approximately one mile square located in the of . It lies west of and southeast of . The island receives about 1,000 millimetres of rain and 1,350 hours of sunshine annually, making it one of the driest and sunniest places on the western seaboard of Scotland.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: tidal island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: Isle of Erraid

Places of Interest

Highlights include Erraid Shore Station.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fionnphort and Knocknafenaig.

is a small fishing port at the far west of the Ross of , where the ferry crosses to . The population is about 80 and the village has limited accommodation or other amenities.

Locality
is a ruined township on the , . Located in the south-western portion of the island known as the , is an extremely well preserved township that shows many characteristics of the 19th-century and early 20th-century living conditions. is situated 4 miles east of Erraid.

Hamlet
, meaning "head of the beach" in Scottish Gaelic, is a settlement on the North-Western coast of the , . The settlement is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon. is situated 4 miles north of Erraid.

Erraid

Latitude
56.28333° or 56° 17′ north
Longitude
-6.35° or 6° 21′ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
9C8M7MM2+82
Geo­Names ID
2649925
Wiki­data ID
Q3057404
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Erraid” goes by many names.
  • Breton: Earraid
  • Breton: Eilean Earraid
  • Bulgarian: Ераид
  • Catalan: Erraid
  • Cebuano: Erraid
  • Chinese: 埃賴德島
  • Chinese: 埃赖德岛
  • Dutch: Erraid
  • French: Earraid
  • French: Erraid
  • Irish: Eilean Earraid
  • Irish: Eileán Earraid
  • Italian: Erraid
  • Japanese: エレイド島
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Eilean Earraid
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Erraid
  • Russian: Эррейд
  • Swedish: Erraid

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