Eilean nan Caorach
Eilean nan Caorach is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Eilean nan Caorach is situated nearby to the hamlet The Point, as well as near Ardtur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Stalker and Shuna Island.
Castle Stalker
Photo: Gerpsych, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Stalker is a four-storey tower house or keep in the Scottish county of Argyll. It is set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe.
Shuna Island
Island
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Shuna Island or simply Shuna is an island in Loch Linnhe, offshore from Appin, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The island is approximately two kilometres long and one kilometre wide, and extends to some 155 ha in total. Shuna Island is situated 2 miles northeast of Eilean nan Caorach.
Eriska Hotel
Hotel
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Eriska Hotel is situated 2½ miles south of Eilean nan Caorach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Appin and Appin.
Appin
Village
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Appin is a coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded to the west by Loch Linnhe, to the south by Loch Creran, to the east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and to the north by Loch Leven. Appin is situated 2½ miles east of Eilean nan Caorach.
Achnacroish
Village
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Achnacroish is a hamlet on the Scottish island of Lismore. The harbour serves the ferry between Lismore and Oban. The hamlet has the island's primary school. Achnacroish is situated 4½ miles southwest of Eilean nan Caorach.
Eilean nan Caorach
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.56612° or 56° 33′ 58″ northLongitude
-5.41859° or 5° 25′ 7″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C8PHH8J+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 205056871OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12541180
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