Sgeir Mhòr
Sgeir Mhòr is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Sgeir Mhòr is situated nearby to the village Port Appin, as well as near the hamlet Port Ramsay.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. Castle Stalker is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sgeir Mhòr.
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 2½ miles northeast of Sgeir Mhòr.
Eriska,crannog on S shore of
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eriska,crannog on S shore of is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles south of Sgeir Mhòr.
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 Sgeir Mhòr.
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 4 miles southwest of Sgeir Mhòr.
Sgeir Mhòr
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Sgeir Mhor”
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.5578° or 56° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
-5.42255° or 5° 25′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C8PHH5G+4XGeoNames ID
12547600
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