Eilean Horrisdale

Eilean Horrisdale is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland.

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 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
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Latitude

57.70479° or 57° 42′ 17″ north

Longitude

-5.71668° or 5° 43′ 0″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

9C9PP73M+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 3494565

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

11996529

Wikidata 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.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include An Dunain, dun site and Na Dùnain.

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