Cara Island
Cara Island is a small island which is located off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Fionnlagh’s Chapel and Gigalum Island.
St Fionnlagh’s Chapel
Ruins
St Fionnlagh's Chapel is a ruined medieval chapel on Cara Island, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. First recorded in the 15th century, the chapel was dedicated to St Fionnlagh. The remains are protected as a category B listed building.
Gigalum Island
Islet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gigalum Island or Gigalum is a tiny, private uninhabited island off the southeast coast of Gigha in Scotland. Gigalum has a medieval house in the middle, and gives its name to the strait between it and the main island, "Caolas Gigalum".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardminish and Gigha.
Ardminish
Village
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Ardminish is the sole village on the Isle of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and considered its "capital". It is connected to the mainland through a regular ferry service that runs to Tayinloan.
Gigha
Gigha is an island 3 miles off Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. The name is probably from Norse Guðey, “god’s island” or “good island”. It’s about 6 miles north-south by 1½ miles wide, and in 2011 had a population of 163.
Tayinloan
Village
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tayinloan is a village situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village has a sub post office, general store and a small hotel, a village hall and a play park.
Cara Island
- Type: Island
- Description: small island located off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.63263° or 55° 37′ 58″ northLongitude
-5.75168° or 5° 45′ 6″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9C7PJ6MX+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 4006880OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2653834Wikidata ID
Q2485351
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Satellite Map
Discover Cara Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Cara Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cara uhartea”
- Breton: “Cara”
- Breton: “Enez Cara”
- Catalan: “Cara”
- Cebuano: “Cara Island”
- Chinese: “卡拉岛”
- Chinese: “卡拉島”
- Dutch: “Cara Island”
- French: “Cara Island”
- French: “île Cara”
- French: “Île Cara”
- Irish: “Cara”
- Italian: “Cara”
- Lithuanian: “Karos sala”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cara Island”
- Swedish: “Cara Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mòinean Sìtheil and Keil Cottages.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sgeir Buideil and Coire Cara.
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