Greep
Greep is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Greep is situated nearby to the hamlet Ardroag, as well as near Orbost.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Greepe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harlosh Island.
Harlosh Island
Island
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlosh Island is one of four islands to be found in Skye's Loch Bracadale. Harlosh Island is one mile from the coast of the Duirinish Peninsula and four miles from the coast of the Minginish peninsula. Harlosh Island is situated 2½ miles south of Greep.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardroag and Roag.
Roag
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roag, meaning noisy place or 'deer bay' in Norse, is a small remote scattered hamlet on the north west shore of Pool Roag in the west of the Duirinish peninsula.
Greep
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.39601° or 57° 23′ 46″ northLongitude
-6.54888° or 6° 32′ 56″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9C9M9FW2+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6426560517OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Greep” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Greep”
- Irish: “An Grìob”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Grìob”
- “An Grìob”
- “Greep”
- “Greep - An Grìob”
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