Goat Island
Goat Island is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Goat Island is situated nearby to the locality Glasnacardoch, as well as near Sloch.Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eilean nan Gobhar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samalaman Island and St Agnes’s Chapel.
Samalaman Island
Islet
Photo: Pardshaw Gang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Samalaman Island is an islet, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Goat Island.
St Agnes’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Auldcathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Agnes’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Goat Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roshven and Glenuig.
Roshven
Hamlet
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roshven is a township located on the eastern shoreline of Loch Ailort, in Lochaber, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. Towering above it is Rois-bheinn, the highest hill in the area. Roshven is situated 1½ miles east of Goat Island.
Glenuig
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenuig is a small village in Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 30 miles west of Fort William and 20 miles from Ardnamurchan Point. Glenuig is situated 2 miles southwest of Goat Island.
Arisaig
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arisaig is a village on the coast of Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of about 300. It stands on the "Road to the Isles", the traditional route from the south via Fort William to Mallaig and thence to Skye.
Goat Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.84923° or 56° 50′ 57″ northLongitude
-5.78323° or 5° 46′ 60″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C8PR6X8+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 318839655OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12023445Wikidata ID
Q50827831
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Goat Island” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Eilean nan Gobhar”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glasnacardoch and Sloch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eilean nan Gobhar Vitrified Forts and Sgeir Ghlas.
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