Scotland
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Argyll & Bute

Bac Mòr

Bac Mòr is a Scottish island, one of the , sometimes referred to as The Dutchman's Cap in English because of its shape.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, one of the Treshnish Isles
  • Also known as: “Bac Mor”, “Bac More”, “Backmor”, “Backmore”, “Dutchman’s Cap”, and “The Dutchman’s Cap”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bac Beag.

Islet
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Scottish island, one of the in the .

Bac Mòr

Latitude
56.4604° or 56° 27′ 38″ north
Longitude
-6.47509° or 6° 28′ 30″ west
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Open location code
9C8MFG6F+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4009573
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2656671
Wiki­data ID
Q35378
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Satellite Map

Discover Bac Mòr from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Bac Mòr” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Bac Mòr”
  • Cebuano: “Bac Mór”
  • Dutch: “Bac Mòr”
  • French: “Bac Mor”
  • French: “bac Mòr”
  • French: “Bac Mòr”
  • French: “Dutchman’s Cap”
  • German: “Bac Mòr”
  • Irish: “Bac Mòr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bac Mòr”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bac Mòr”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bac Mòr”
  • Spanish: “Bac Mor”
  • Spanish: “Bac Mòr”
  • Swedish: “Bac Mór”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sgeir Blàr nan Each and Lunga.

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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 “Bac Mòr”. Photo: Tony Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.