Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse
Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse is situated nearby to the building Kildalton Castle, as well as near the hamlet Ardtalla.Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eilean a Chuirn Lighthouse” and “Eilean á Chùirn Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kildalton Cross and Kildalton Castle.
Kildalton Cross
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kildalton Cross is a monolithic high cross in Celtic cross form in the churchyard of the former parish church of Kildalton (from Scottish Gaelic Cill Daltain, "Church of the Foster Son" on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Kildalton Cross is situated 1½ miles northwest of Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse.
Kildalton Castle
Building
Kildalton Castle is a ruined Victorian country house near Port Ellen on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland. It was built in ashlar in 1870 to a rambling plan in the Scots baronial style. Kildalton Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardtalla and Ardbeg.
Ardtalla
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardtalla is a place name and estate in the southeast coastal area of Islay, Scotland. The name derives from Gaelic Àird, a "point", and talla, a now obsolete word for rock, not "high grave" as suggested by some. Ardtalla is situated 3½ miles north of Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse.
Ardbeg
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ardbeg is a small settlement on southern coast of the island of Islay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. It is around 3 miles east of Port Ellen and 1 mile northeast of Lagavulin at the eastern terminus of the A846 road. Ardbeg is situated 4 miles southwest of Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse.
Lagavulin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lagavulin is a small village approximately 3 miles outside Port Ellen on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kildalton, and is situated on the A846 road. It is best known for being the home of Lagavulin single malt whisky. Lagavulin is situated 5 miles southwest of Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse.
Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.66856° or 55° 40′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.01992° or 6° 1′ 12″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C7MMX9J+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 934211373OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
9782406Wikidata ID
Q108408698
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In Other Languages
“Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh-solais Eilean a‘ Chùirn”
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