Brosdale Island
Brosdale Island is an uninhabited island in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is 1.25 miles from Jura House on Jura. It is about 1/4 of a mile long and 1/4 of a mile wide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Brosdile Island” and “Chreig Yl.”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Claig Castle.
Claig Castle
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Claig Castle was a stronghold of the Clan Donald or MacDonald in the south of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craighouse and Port Askaig.
Craighouse
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craighouse is the main settlement and capital of the Scottish Inner Hebridean island of Jura, in Argyll and Bute. In 1971 it had a population of 113. The village is situated on the sheltered east coast of the island at the southern end of Small Isles Bay, on the Sound of Jura.
Port Askaig
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay across from Jura. Port Askaig is situated 6 miles northwest of Brosdale Island.
Brosdale Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.78829° or 55° 47′ 18″ northLongitude
-5.99168° or 5° 59′ 30″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C7PQ2Q5+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 144456292OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Brosdale Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brosdale Island”
- Swedish: “Brosdale Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ceann Garbh and Port an Amais.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ardfin Harbour and Traigh Bhan.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Brosdale Island”. Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.