Coll Island

Coll is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dùn Dubh and Dùn Anlaimh.

Dùn Dubh

Fort

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Dùn Dubh is a hillfort, located on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. The fort is one of three associated with a local tradition which states that they were once the fortresses of Norsemen before being defeated by a Maclean chieftain.

Dùn Anlaimh

Archaeological site

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Dùn Anlaimh, also known as Dùn Amhlaidh, and Eilean nan Cinneachan, is a crannog, located within Loch nan Cinneachan on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll.

Totamore dun

Archaeological site

Totamore Dun is a dun located at grid reference NM17625713; near the settlement of Totamore, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It occupies the summit of a rocky boss, on the eastern edge of the sand-hills located 300 metres north of Totamore. Totamore dun is situated 1½ miles southwest of Coll Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arinagour and Acha.

Arinagour

Village

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Arinagour is a village on the island of Coll, in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50. Arinagour is situated 1½ miles southeast of Coll Island.

Acha

Hamlet

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Acha is a small hamlet on the Scottish island of Coll. Acha is situated 2½ miles south of Coll Island.

Coll Island

Type: Island
Also known as: “Coll”
Category: landform
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.63333° or 56° 38′ north

Longitude

-6.56667° or 6° 34′ west

Elevation

118 feet (36 metres)

IATA airport code

COL

Open location code

9C8MJCMM+88

GeoNames ID

2652553

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Coll Island”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.