Ascrib Islands
The Ascrib Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They are in Loch Snizort, between the Trotternish and Waternish peninsulas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include South Ascrib.
South Ascrib
Islet
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South Ascrib is an island in Loch Snizort between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas on the northern coasts of the island of Skye in Scotland. At low tide, South Ascrib extends over roughly 30 hectares, and its highest point is 41 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geary and Gillen.
Geary
Village
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Geary is a small crofting township, of some 40 houses, located on the remote northeast coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking the sea loch Loch Snizort, on the island of Skye, Scotland. Geary is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ascrib Islands.
Gillen
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gillen is a hamlet on the Waternish peninsula of the island of Skye in the Scottish council area of Highland. Gillen is situated 3 miles southwest of Ascrib Islands.
Halistra
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halistra, is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Halistra is situated 4½ miles southwest of Ascrib Islands.
Ascrib Islands
- Type: Island
- Description: island group in Loch Snizort, Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Ascrib Islands” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ascrib”
- Breton: “Ascrib Islands”
- Breton: “Inizi Ascrib”
- Breton: “Na h-Eileanan Ascrib”
- Catalan: “Ascrib”
- Catalan: “Illes Ascrib”
- Cebuano: “Ascrib Islands”
- Dutch: “Ascrib Islands”
- French: “Ascrib Islands”
- French: “îles Ascrib”
- French: “Îles Ascrib”
- French: “Na h-Eileanan Ascrib”
- German: “Ascrib Islands”
- German: “Ascrib-Inseln”
- Irish: “Na h-Eileanan Ascrib”
- Italian: “Ascrib Islands”
- Italian: “Isole Ascrib”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ascrib Islands”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ascrib Islands”
- Norwegian: “Ascrib Islands”
- Portuguese: “Ascrib Islands”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Ascrib”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ascrib Islands”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Na h- Eileanan Ascrib”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Na h-Eileanan Ascrib”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Na h-Eileanan Asgrab”
- Swedish: “Ascrib Islands”
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