Culkein

Culkein Stoer is a remote former fishing village, centred on the Bay of Culkein, in Assynt in , and is in the council area of Highland.
Wikipedia
Photo: M Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Assynt, Highland, Scotland
  • Also known as: “An Cùl-Cinn”, “Cùl-Chinn”, “Cùl-Chinn Achadh nan Càrnan”, “Cùl-Chinn an Stòir”, “Culkein Achnacarnain”, “Culkein Achnacarnin”, and “Culkein Stoer”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Stoer Head Lighthouse and Eilean Chrona.

Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was built on Stoer Head… is situated 2 miles west of Culkein.

Islet
Photo: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet, which is situated 2 miles east of Culkein.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a 60-metre-high sea stack… is situated 2 miles northwest of Culkein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achnacarnin and Clashmore.

Hamlet
is a village on the headland of Point…

Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a scattered township in Assynt…

Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a remote township in the Assynt… is situated 1½ miles south of Culkein.

Culkein

Latitude
58.24073° or 58° 14′ 27″ north
Longitude
-5.34659° or 5° 20′ 48″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB CKN
Open location code
9CCP6MR3+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9051076867
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651757
Wiki­data ID
Q2696503
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Culkein” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Culkein”
  • Breton: “An Cùl-Chinn”
  • Cornish: “An Cùl-Chinn”
  • Dutch: “Culkein”
  • Irish: “An Cùl-Chinn”
  • Irish: “An Cùl-cinn”
  • Manx: “An Cùl-Chinn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Cùl-Chinn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Cùl-cinn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cùl-cinn”
  • Welsh: “An Cùl-Chinn”
  • “Culkein - An Cùl-Chinn”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rubha Stoer and Raffin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: An Dunan and Crannog.

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