Cairn na Burgh Mòr
Cairn na Burgh Mòr is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Cairn na Burgh Mòr is the larger of the two "Carnburgs" at the northeastern end of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides - the other being "Cairn na Burgh Beag".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
- Also known as: “Cairn a Burgh”, “Cairn na Burgh”, “Cairn na Burgh Mor”, “Cairn na Burgh More”, “Cairnburgmore”, and “island in the United Kingdom”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairn na Burgh Beag and Fladda.
Cairn na Burgh Beag
Islet
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairn na Burgh Beag is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Cairn na Burgh Beag is the smaller of the two "Carnburgs" at the northeastern end of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides.
Fladda
Islet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fladda is the northernmost of the Treshnish Isles. Its name comes from the Old Norse Flat-ey meaning "flat island". Fladda is owned by the Hebridean Trust.
Sgeir an Eirionnaich
Islet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sgeir an Eirionnaich is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cairn na Burgh Mòr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calgary.
Calgary
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Calgary is a tiny village on the island of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. The name in Gaelic is Cala ghearraidh, meaning "beach of the meadow" or landing place; until the early 20th century Clyde puffers were beached by the pier to unload supplies.
Cairn na Burgh Mòr
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.51827° or 56° 31′ 6″ northLongitude
-6.38197° or 6° 22′ 55″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C8MGJ99+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 4009559OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2654057Wikidata ID
Q35372
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Cairn na Burgh Mòr” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cairn na Burgh Mòr”
- Cebuano: “Cairn na Burgh More”
- Dutch: “Cairn na Burgh Mòr”
- French: “Cairn na Burgh Mor”
- French: “Cairn na Burgh Mòr”
- French: “Cairn na Burgh More”
- Irish: “Cairn na Burgh Mór”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cairn na Burgh Mòr”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Cairn na Burgh Mòr”
- Spanish: “Cairn na Burgh Mor”
- Spanish: “Cairn na Burgh Mòr”
- Swedish: “Cairn na Burgh More”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Haunn and Crackaig.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sgeirean Mhic Fhionnlaidh and Sgeir na h-iolaire.
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