Eilean an Eich
Eilean an Eich is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Eilean an Eich is situated nearby to the hamlet Breachacha, as well as near the locality Glac Shilisteir.Places of Interest
Highlights include Breachacha crannog and Coll Airport.
Breachacha crannog
Archaeological site
The Breachacha crannog is a crannog located near Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. The crannog is designated as a Scheduled monument.
Coll Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coll Island Airport is located 5 NM west southwest of Arinagour on the island of Coll in the Inner Hebrides. Coll Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Eilean an Eich.
Breachacha Castle
Castle
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breachacha Castle is either of two structures on the shore of Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll, Scotland. The earlier is a 15th-century tower house that was a stronghold of the Macleans of Coll, the island having been granted to John Maclean in 1431.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acha and Coll.
Acha
Hamlet
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Acha is a small hamlet on the Scottish island of Coll. Acha is situated 2 miles northeast of Eilean an Eich.
Coll
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coll is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.
Arinagour
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arinagour is a village on the island of Coll, in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50. Arinagour is situated 4½ miles northeast of Eilean an Eich.
Eilean an Eich
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.57764° or 56° 34′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.61479° or 6° 36′ 53″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C8MH9HP+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 44945712OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284455
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