Rabbit Island East
Rabbit Island East is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Rabbit Island East is situated nearby to the village Melness, as well as near the hamlet Skullomie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean nan Ròn.
Eilean nan Ròn
Island
Photo: Donnie Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean nan Ròn or Roan Island is an island near Skerray, in the north of Sutherland, Scotland. An estimated 350 seal pups are born here annually. Eilean nan Ròn is situated 2 miles northeast of Rabbit Island East.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skullomie and Coldbackie.
Skullomie
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scullomie is a small fishing and crofting township at the head of Tongue Bay in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. It is located around 3 miles north of the village of Tongue on the northern coast of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Skullomie is situated 1½ miles south of Rabbit Island East.
Coldbackie
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coldbackie is a crofting township in Sutherland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Scotland. Coldbackie is situated 2½ miles south of Rabbit Island East.
Skerray
Village
Photo: Tim Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skerray is a remote small crofting hamlet and fishing port on the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It is located 7+3⁄4 miles by road northeast of Tongue and 40+1⁄4 miles by road west of Thurso. Skerray is situated 3 miles east of Rabbit Island East.
Rabbit Island East
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.53911° or 58° 32′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.39039° or 4° 23′ 25″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9CCQGJQ5+JRGeoNames ID
12540907
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Localities in the Area
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