Eddrachillis Bay

Eddrachillis Bay is a bay on the north-west coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It lies north of Assynt, and is at the mouth of the Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, also known as the Loch Cairnbawn.

Type: Bay
Description: bay on the north-west coast of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Eadar Dà Chaolas” and “Eddrachilles Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Meall Beag.

Meall Beag

Islet

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Meall Beag is an islet, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Eddrachillis Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Culkein Drumbeg and Drumbeg.

Culkein Drumbeg is a remote village on the north west coast of Scotland. It is located 0.93 miles north west of Drumbeg in Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highland council area. Culkein Drumbeg is situated 3½ miles south of Eddrachillis Bay.

Drumbeg

Village

Drumbeg is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Drumbeg is situated 4½ miles southeast of Eddrachillis Bay.

Scourie

Village

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Scourie is a village on the north-west coast of Scotland, about halfway between Ullapool and Durness. It is in the civil parish of Eddrachillis, in the traditional county of Sutherland, now part of the Highland council area; the 2011 Census classified it as "very remote rural" with an adult population of 132. Scourie is situated 5 miles northeast of Eddrachillis Bay.

Eddrachillis Bay

Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.3° or 58° 18′ north

Longitude

-5.25° or 5° 15′ west

Open location code

9CCP8Q22+22

GeoNames ID

2650254

Wikidata ID

Q5336622

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Eddrachillis Bay” goes by many names.

Basque: “Eddrachillis badia”
Catalan: “Eddrachillis Bay”
Cebuano: “Eddrachillis Bay”
Irish: “Eadar Dá Chaolas”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eddrachillis Bay”
Spanish: “Bahia de Eddrachillis”
Spanish: “Bahía de Eddrachillis”
Swedish: “Eddrachillis Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Oldany and Upper Badcall.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Meall Mòr and Eilean a‘ Bhreitheimh.

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