Belnahua
Belnahua is one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn in Scotland, known for its deserted slate quarries. The bedrock that underpins its human history is part of the Scarba Conglomerate Formation and its value has been on record since the 16th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nigel Pacey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn in Scotland
- Also known as: “Beul-nan-uamh” and “Slate Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fladda Lighthouse and Eilean Dubh Mòr.
Eilean Dubh Mòr
Island
Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Dubh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach.
Dùn Chonnuill
Islet
Dùn Chonnuill is a small island in the Garvellachs in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. Dùn Chonnuill lies north east of Garbh Eileach, the largest island of the archipelago to which it gives its anglicised name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellenabeich and Balvicar.
Ellenabeich
Village
Photo: Remi Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ellenabeich is a small village on the isle of Seil – an island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles southwest of Oban, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Balvicar
Village
Balvicar is a village on the island of Seil, a small island seven miles southwest of Oban, Scotland. It is one of three villages on the island along with Ellenabeich and Clachan-Seil.
Craobh Haven
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the Craignish peninsula, 1 mile to the west of the A816 road, approximately 22 miles south of Oban. Craobh Haven is situated 6 miles southeast of Belnahua.
Belnahua
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.25221° or 56° 15′ 8″ northLongitude
-5.69211° or 5° 41′ 32″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C8P7825+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 200813791OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2655943Wikidata ID
Q2895029
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Belnahua” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Belnahua”
- Bulgarian: “Белнахуа”
- Cebuano: “Belnahua”
- Dutch: “Belnahua”
- French: “Belnahua”
- French: “Beul na h-Uamha”
- Irish: “Beul na h-Uamha”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Beul na h-Uamha”
- Swedish: “Belnahua”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old slate quarry and Ormsa.
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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 “Belnahua”. Photo: Nigel Pacey, CC BY-SA 2.0.