Eilean Dubh

Eilean Dubh is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean Dubh is situated nearby to the locality Lochandraing, as well as near Camustrolvaig.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rubha Reidh Lighthouse.

Rubha Reidh Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Finavon, CC BY 3.0.

Rua Reidh Lighthouse stands close to the entrance to Loch Ewe in Wester Ross, Scotland. Rubha Reidh Lighthouse is situated 2 miles west of Eilean Dubh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cove and Melvaig.

Cove

Hamlet

Photo: Kenneth Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cove is a remote hamlet located on the northwestern shore of the sea loch Loch Ewe, and 8 mi northwest of Poolewe in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Cove is situated 2½ miles east of Eilean Dubh.

Melvaig

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Dodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Melvaig is a crofting township on the coast of western Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The houses are largely on a raised shoreline in Wester Ross and are scattered on the crofts into which the land was divided in 1846. Melvaig is situated 3 miles southwest of Eilean Dubh.

Aultgrishan

Hamlet

Aultgrishan is a small crofting community near Gairloch, Ross-shire. It adjoins Melvaig, within Highland region and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Aultgrishan is situated 3½ miles southwest of Eilean Dubh.

Eilean Dubh

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.85097° or 57° 51′ 4″ north

Longitude

-5.75385° or 5° 45′ 14″ west

Elevation

144 feet (44 metres)

Open location code

9C9PV62W+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 210088181

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13284386

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