Kishorn Island
Kishorn Island is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Kishorn Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Ardaneaskan, as well as near Achintraid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eas Bàn.
Eas Bàn
Waterfall
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls. Eas Bàn is situated 2 miles north of Kishorn Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plockton and Barleyport.
Plockton
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plockton is a village on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 468 in 2020. In Scots slang a "plook" is a pimple, and The Plock is a small headland sheltering the harbour from the westerly weather.
Barleyport
Hamlet
Photo: Chris MacKenzie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port an Eòrna is the Scottish Gaelic name for the small settlement of Barleyport, situated almost midway between Plockton and the Kyle of Lochalsh, in Ross-shire, Scotland, in the Western Highlands. Barleyport is situated 4 miles southwest of Kishorn Island.
Achmore
Hamlet
Photo: Trevor Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achmore is a hamlet located close to the south shore of Loch Carron, approximately seven miles east of Plockton near Stromeferry in the historic county of Wester Ross and within the Highland council area, Scotland. Achmore is situated 4 miles southeast of Kishorn Island.
Kishorn Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.37638° or 57° 22′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.65048° or 5° 39′ 2″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C9P98GX+HRGeoNames ID
11996401
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardaneaskan and Ardarroch.
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