Eilean Horrisdale
Eilean Horrisdale is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland.Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dry Island and Gairloch Museum.
Dry Island
Islet
Dry Island is an inhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland, and part of the Inner Hebrides. Dry Island is translated from the Gaelic name for the Island "Eilean Tioram".
Gairloch Museum
Museum
Photo: Macfack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gairloch Museum is an independent museum in the Wester Ross region of Scotland. The museum is located in the Highland village of Gairloch, in Achtercairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badachro and Charlestown.
Badachro
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Badachro is a former fishing village, in the northwest Highlands of Scotland.
Charlestown
Neighborhood
Charlestown is a small hamlet, making up one of the settlements which are collectively called Gairloch, and located 2 kilometres south of the main village of Gairloch, and overlooking the harbour area, on the west of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Gairloch
Photo: Dmacle2179, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gairloch is a straggling community along the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 620 in 2020. The land is hilly and farming isn't very productive, but shellfishing remains a traditional occupation.
Eilean Horrisdale
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.70479° or 57° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
-5.71668° or 5° 43′ 0″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C9PP73M+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 3494565OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
11996529Wikidata ID
Q1628890
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Eilean Horrisdale” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Eilean Horrisdale”
- German: “Eilean Horrisdale”
- German: “Isle Horrisdale”
- Swedish: “Eilean Horrisdale”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Làrach na h-Àthann and An Sean-bhaile.
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