Creag Island
Creag Island is an island in Scotland. It is located in Argyll and Bute council area, in the northwestern part of the country, 600 km northwest of the British capital London.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Creag”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle of Lismore and Achanduin Castle.
Isle of Lismore
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lismore is an island ten miles north of Oban in the sea inlet of Loch Linnhe. It's one of the Inner Hebrides islands, but little developed for tourism, and overlooked by visitors who sail by on the ferries.
Achanduin Castle
Castle
Photo: Paul Biggin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achanduin Castle, is a castle, now in ruins, located about 5.0 kilometres west of Achnacroish on the north-western coastline of the island of Lismore, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Achanduin Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Creag Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnacroish and Ganavan.
Achnacroish
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achnacroish is a hamlet on the Scottish island of Lismore. The harbour serves the ferry between Lismore and Oban. The hamlet has the island's primary school. Achnacroish is situated 2½ miles north of Creag Island.
Ganavan
Suburb
Ganavan is a small settlement on Ganavan Bay on the west coast of Scotland, around 1.5 miles north of the town of Oban. Ganavan is situated 3½ miles southeast of Creag Island.
Dunbeg
Village
Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunbeg, formerly known as Dunstaffnage, is a village about 2+1⁄2 miles outside of Oban, Scotland. It has a population of just under 1,000. It is home to the Scottish Association for Marine Science, one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. Dunbeg is situated 3½ miles southeast of Creag Island.
Creag Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.4761° or 56° 28′ 34″ northLongitude
-5.51622° or 5° 30′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C8PFFGM+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 403957903OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Creag Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Creag Island”
- Scots: “Creag Island”
- Swedish: “Creag Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kilcheran and Cloichlea.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pladda Island and Cams Rock.
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