Eilean na Rainich
Eilean na Rainich is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean na Rainich is situated nearby to the hamlet Badcall, as well as near the village Scourie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calbha Beag and Meall Beag.
Calbha Beag
Islet
Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor. An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares, although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares, possibly including areas exposed at low tide. Calbha Beag is situated 1½ miles southeast of Eilean na Rainich.
Meall Beag
Islet
Photo: Tony Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meall Beag is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Eilean na Rainich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scourie and Culkein Drumbeg.
Scourie
Village
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Scourie, historically spelled "Scoury", is a village on the north west coast of Scotland, about halfway between Ullapool and Durness. The name comes from the Gaelic word Sheiling or shed, a stone-built place of shelter used during the summer months. Scourie is situated 3½ miles north of Eilean na Rainich.
Culkein Drumbeg
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culkein Drumbeg is a remote village on the north west coast of Scotland. It is located 0.93 miles north west of Drumbeg in Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highland council area. Culkein Drumbeg is situated 4 miles southwest of Eilean na Rainich.
Drumbeg
Village
Drumbeg is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Drumbeg is situated 4½ miles south of Eilean na Rainich.
Eilean na Rainich
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.30407° or 58° 18′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.1713° or 5° 10′ 17″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9CCP8R3H+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 208901576OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284417
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