Harlosh
Harlosh is a settlement on the island of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. The settlement is on a peninsula of the same name. Situated at the end of a narrow peninsula between Lochs Caroy and Bharcasaig, Harlosh is some 7 kilometres from the village of Dunvegan. Harlosh Island and Tarner Island lie just offshore, with Wiay some 3 kilometres distant to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Duirinish on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Heàrrlois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harlosh Island and Tarner Island.
Harlosh Island
Island
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlosh Island is one of four islands to be found in Skye's Loch Bracadale. Harlosh Island is one mile from the coast of the Duirinish Peninsula and four miles from the coast of the Minginish peninsula. Harlosh Island is situated 1½ miles south of Harlosh.
Tarner Island
Island
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarner Island is a triangular shaped island in Loch Bracadale just off the coast off the Harlosh peninsula of Skye in Scotland. It is about 28 hectares in extent and is 0.65 miles at its longest by 0.33 miles at its widest The coastline is largely cliff-lined and rocky however slopes down to the northernmost part of the island at which point it is possible to land by small boat or kayak. Tarner Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Harlosh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balmore and Ardroag.
Vatten
Hamlet
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vatten is a hamlet 3 miles south east of Dunvegan, on the eastern shore of Loch Vatten, on the Isle of Skye, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. In 2011 it had a population of 315.
Harlosh
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.38512° or 57° 23′ 6″ northLongitude
-6.51405° or 6° 30′ 51″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9C9M9FPP+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 2521176618OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Harlosh” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Harlosh”
- Dutch: “Harlosh”
- French: “Harlosh”
- Irish: “Heàrrlois”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Harlois”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Heàrrlois”
- “Harlosh”
- “Harlosh - Heàrrlois”
- “Heàrrlois”
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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 “Harlosh”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.