Eilean Rìgh
Eilean Rìgh is an island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Craignish, about 300 metres off the Argyll coastline. The name is Gaelic for "King's Island", although which royal is not known.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eilean Righ”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Mhic Chrion and Island Macaskin.
Eilean Mhic Chrion
Islet
Eilean Mhic Chrion is a tidal island sheltering Ardfern in Loch Craignish, Scotland. Eilean Mhic Chrion is one of 43 tidal islands that can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain and one of 17 that can be walked to from the Scottish mainland.
Island Macaskin
Islet
Photo: Nicola Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Island Macaskin or MacAskin is an island in Loch Craignish, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is owned by the Jenkin family and has been since 1904. Island Macaskin is situated 2 miles southwest of Eilean Rìgh.
Carnasserie Castle
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Carnasserie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing. It is located around 2 kilometres north of Kilmartin, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland, at grid reference NM837009. Carnasserie Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Eilean Rìgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmartin and Craobh Haven.
Kilmartin
Village
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochgilphead is a town at the head of Loch Gilp, an inlet of Loch Fyne. It's the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland, and in 2021 had a population of 2240. Kilmartin is situated 2½ miles southeast of Eilean Rìgh.
Craobh Haven
Village
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Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the Craignish peninsula, 1 mile to the west of the A816 road, approximately 22 miles south of Oban. Craobh Haven is situated 3½ miles north of Eilean Rìgh.
Eilean Rìgh
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.15754° or 56° 9′ 27″ northLongitude
-5.54111° or 5° 32′ 28″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C8P5F55+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 200745352OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
11996407Wikidata ID
Q3049415
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Eilean Rìgh” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Eilean Rìgh”
- Chinese: “里格島”
- Dutch: “Eilean Rìgh”
- Finnish: “Eilean Righ”
- Finnish: “Eilean Rìgh”
- French: “Eilean Righ”
- French: “Eilean Rìgh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eilean Rìgh”
- Spanish: “Eilean Righ”
- Spanish: “Eilean Rìgh”
- Swedish: “Eilean Righ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardfern and Ardlarach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dun site and Dùn Righ.
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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 “Eilean Rìgh”. Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.