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East Lothian

Bass Rock

The Bass Rock, or simply the Bass, is an island in the outer part of the in the east of . Approximately 2 km offshore, and 5 km north-east of , it is a steep-sided volcanic plug, 107 m at its highest point, and is home to a large colony of gannets.
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Photo: Honge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in the east of Scotland
  • Also known as: “The Bass”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bass Rock Lighthouse and Bass Rock, St Baldred’s Chapel.

Lighthouse
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The on Bass Rock is a 20-metre lighthouse, built in 1902 by David Stevenson, who demolished the 13th-century keep, or governor's house, and some other buildings within the castle for the stone.

Chapel
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle
Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located 5 kilometres east of , in , Scotland. It sits atop a promontory opposite the Bass Rock, looking out onto the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canty Bay and Auldhame & Scoughall.

Hamlet
Photo: Keith Burns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small inlet and coastal hamlet on the northern coast of East Lothian, Scotland. It is 2 miles east of and is opposite the Bass Rock and . is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bass Rock.

Hamlet
Photo: Renata Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auldhame and Scoughall are hamlets in , Scotland. They are close to the town of and the village of Whitekirk, and are approximately 25 miles east of . is situated 2 miles south of Bass Rock.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
comprises a beach, an estate and a harbour. It lies 4 miles east of , , . is situated 2 miles south of Bass Rock.

Bass Rock

Latitude
56.07748° or 56° 4′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.64052° or 2° 38′ 26″ west
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
Open location code
9C8V39G5+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3469292
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2656180
Wiki­data ID
Q151445
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Bass Rock” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bass Rock uhartea”
  • Catalan: “Bass Rock”
  • Cebuano: “Bass Rock (bato)”
  • Cebuano: “Bass Rock”
  • Chinese: “巴斯岩”
  • Czech: “Bass Rock”
  • Danish: “Bass Rock”
  • Dutch: “Bass Rock”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل باس روك”
  • Esperanto: “Roko Bass”
  • French: “Bass Rock”
  • German: “Bass Rock”
  • Irish: “Creag nam Bathais”
  • Italian: “Bass Rock”
  • Japanese: “ベース・ロック島”
  • Ladin: “Bass Rock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bass Rock”
  • Polish: “Bass Rock”
  • Portuguese: “Bass Rock”
  • Russian: “Басс-Рок”
  • Russian: “Басс”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Creag nam Bathais”
  • Spanish: “Bass rock”
  • Spanish: “Roca Bass”
  • Swedish: “Bass Rock”
  • Ukrainian: “Басс-Рок”
  • Venetian: “Bass Rock”
  • Welsh: “Craig Bass”
  • Western Panjabi: “باس”

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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 “Bass Rock”. Photo: Honge, CC BY-SA 3.0.