Am Fraoch Eilean
Am Fraoch Eilean is an uninhabited island in the Sound of Jura, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is 1 mile from Ardfin on Jura. Brosdale Island is located to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fraoch Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Claig Castle and McArthur’s Head Lighthouse.
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 4½ miles northwest of Am Fraoch Eilean.
Keills
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keills is a village, which is situated 5 miles northwest of Am Fraoch Eilean.
Am Fraoch Eilean
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.7921° or 55° 47′ 32″ northLongitude
-6.0373° or 6° 2′ 14″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C7MQXR7+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 985212915OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2657353Wikidata ID
Q24659150
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Am Fraoch Eilean” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Am Fraoch Eilean”
- Swedish: “Am Fraoch Eilean”
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