Càrn Iar
Càrn Iar is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Càrn Iar is situated nearby to the locality Garadheancal, as well as near Camasanlochain.Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK; one of the Summer Isles
- Also known as: “Carn Iar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Summer Isles and Càrn Deas.
Summer Isles
Photo: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Summer Isles are an archipelago off the coast of Ross and Cromarty in the northwest Highlands of Scotland. The largest island, Tanera Mòr, is occasionally inhabited.
Eilean Dubh
Island
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Dubh is an uninhabited island in Loch Broom, one of the smaller Summer Isles. It lies about two miles south of Tanera Beag and has probably not been permanently occupied.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scoraig and Polbain.
Scoraig
Village
Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scoraig is a settlement located on a remote peninsula between Little Loch Broom and Loch Broom, north-west of Ullapool in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Scoraig is situated 4½ miles southeast of Càrn Iar.
Polbain
Village
Photo: Ann Hodgson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polbain is a remote crofting township, located on the north Badentarbat Bay on the west coast of Scotland, in western Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Polbain is situated 5 miles northeast of Càrn Iar.
Polglass
Village
Polglass is a long crofting township, lying on the north shore of the sea loch, Loch Broom in Ullapool Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Polglass is situated 5 miles northeast of Càrn Iar.
Càrn Iar
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.96554° or 57° 57′ 56″ northLongitude
-5.44907° or 5° 26′ 57″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9C9PXH82+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 59314506OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
12614396Wikidata ID
Q13157186
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Càrn Iar” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Càrn Iar”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Càrn Iar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Garadheancal and Camasanlochain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Càrn Beag and Sgeir Mhor.
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