Calbha Beag

Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor. An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares, although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares, possibly including areas exposed at low tide.

Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Meall Beag and An Dun.

Meall Beag

Islet

Photo: Tony Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meall Beag is an islet, which is situated 2 miles west of Calbha Beag.

An Dun

Archaeological site

Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

An Dun is an Iron Age broch or dun at the south-east of Loch Ardbhair, Highland, Scotland, UK. An Dun is situated 2½ miles southeast of Calbha Beag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Culkein Drumbeg and Nedd.

Culkein Drumbeg

Hamlet

Culkein Drumbeg

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Culkein Drumbeg is a remote village on the north west coast of Scotland. Culkein Drumbeg is situated 3½ miles southwest of Calbha Beag.

Nedd

Hamlet

Nedd is a small village, which lies on the western… Nedd is situated 3½ miles south of Calbha Beag.

Drumbeg

Village

Drumbeg is a remote crofting village on the north west… Drumbeg is situated 3½ miles southwest of Calbha Beag.

Calbha Beag

Type: Islet
Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.28217° or 58° 16′ 56″ north

Longitude

-5.14824° or 5° 8′ 54″ west

Elevation

135 feet (41 metres)

Open location code

9CCP7VJ2+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Calbha Beag” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Calbha Beag”
Fulah: “Calbha Beag”
Irish: “Calbha Beag”
Italian: “Calbha Beag”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Calbha Beag”
Swedish: “Calbha Beag”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Badcall and Fèithe Bhuidhe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sgeir a’Chlaidheimh and Loch a‘ Mhuilinn National Nature Reserve.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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