Eilean nan Uan
Eilean nan Uan is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean nan Uan is situated nearby to the hamlet Tarvie, as well as near the village Contin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rogie Falls and Loch Achonachie.
Rogie Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. The falls are about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Contin, next to the A835 road.
Loch Achonachie
Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme.Orrin Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orrin Power Station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Contin and Strathpeffer.
Contin
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Contin is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675.
Strathpeffer
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strathpeffer is a village in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1040 in 2020. It has sulphurous springs and grew up in the 19th century as a spa resort, served by a branch railway line.
Marybank
Village
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles south east of Marybank, along the A832 road.
Eilean nan Uan
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.57556° or 57° 34′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.61355° or 4° 36′ 49″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9C9QH9GP+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 187294188OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
13284463
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