Eabost
Eabost is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Eabost is situated nearby to the hamlet Ullinish, as well as near Gearymore.Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Eabost East”, “Eabost East - Eidheabost an Ear”, “Ebost”, “Eidheabost”, and “Eubost”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Beag and Tarner Island.
Dun Beag
Archaeological site
Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun Beag is an iron-age broch located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Struan on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.
Tarner Island
Island
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarner Island is a triangular shaped island in Loch Bracadale just off the coast off the Harlosh peninsula of Skye in Scotland. It is about 28 hectares in extent and is 0.65 miles at its longest by 0.33 miles at its widest The coastline is largely cliff-lined and rocky however slopes down to the northernmost part of the island at which point it is possible to land by small boat or kayak.
Oronsay
Islet
Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oronsay is an uninhabited tidal island in Loch Bracadale on the west coast of Skye, Scotland. It is c.1,000 metres long by 220m wide running approximately north-east to south west. Oronsay is situated 2 miles south of Eabost.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ullinish and Gearymore.
Ullinish
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ullinish is a crofting township on Loch Bracadale, on the southwest coast of Skye, Scotland. The only promontory fort on Skye is located at Ullinish. It is situated to the west of Struan and just south of the hamlet of Ebost.
Ose
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ose is a small coastal settlement of Loch Bracadale, in the Scottish Highland area. It lies on the west coast of the Isle of Skye between Dunvegan and Struan; the A863 road passes through Ose between Dunvegan to the north and the Skye Bridge to the south and east.
Eabost
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.3628° or 57° 21′ 46″ northLongitude
-6.45715° or 6° 27′ 26″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9C9M9G7V+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 13366238528OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2650582Wikidata ID
Q124545536
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Satellite Map
Discover Eabost from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Eabost” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Eidheabost an Ear”
- Irish: “Eidheabost”
- Irish: “Eubost an Ear”
- Irish: “Eubost”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eidheabost an Ear”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eidheabost”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eubost an Ear”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eubost”
- “Eabost”
- “Eabost - Eidheabost”
- “Eidheabost”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eabost West and Struanmore.
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