Calbha Mòr
Calbha Mòr is a tidal islet in Eddrachillis Bay, Sutherland, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: tidal islet in Eddrachillis Bay, Sutherland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Calbha Mor”, “Calva Island”, “Calva Mòr”, “Calva More”, and “Eilean Calva”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calbha Beag and Meall Beag.
Calbha Beag
Islet
Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor. An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares, although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares, possibly including areas exposed at low tide.
Meall Beag
Islet
Photo: Tony Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meall Beag is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles west of Calbha Mòr.
An Dun
Archaeological site
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Dun is an Iron Age broch or dun at the south-east of Loch Ardbhair, Highland, Scotland, UK. An Dun stands on an isolated rock at the south end of Loch Ardbhair, a sea inlet, and on its eastern shore, about 100 foot from the mainland, to which it is connected by a rough causeway of boulders, now part displaced. An Dun is situated 2½ miles south of Calbha Mòr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nedd and Drumbeg.
Nedd
Hamlet
Nedd is a small village, which lies on the western head of Loch Nedd in Lairg, western Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Nedd is situated 3½ miles southwest of Calbha Mòr.
Drumbeg
Village
Drumbeg is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Drumbeg is situated 3½ miles southwest of Calbha Mòr.
Culkein Drumbeg
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culkein Drumbeg is a remote village on the north west coast of Scotland. It is located 0.93 miles north west of Drumbeg in Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highland council area. Culkein Drumbeg is situated 4 miles southwest of Calbha Mòr.
Calbha Mòr
- Categories: tidal island and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Calbha Mòr” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calva More”
- Irish: “Calbha Mór”
- Swedish: “Calva More”
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Explore places such as Ardvar and Lower Badcall.
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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 Wikipedia page “Calbha Mòr”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.