Bàn Eilean
Bàn Eilean is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Bàn Eilean is situated nearby to the locality Portclair, as well as near Stratherrick.Places of Interest
Highlights include Glendoe Hydro Scheme and Loch nan Lann.
Glendoe Hydro Scheme
Power station
Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Glendoe Hydro Scheme for the generation of hydro-electric power is located in the Monadhliath Mountains near Fort Augustus, above Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. Glendoe Hydro Scheme is situated 2 miles southwest of Bàn Eilean.
Loch nan Lann
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch nan Lann is situated 2 miles northeast of Bàn Eilean.
Knockie Lodge Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockie Lodge Hotel is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bàn Eilean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Augustus and Invermoriston.
Fort Augustus
Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
Fort Augustus is a village in The Great Glen, the fault line that traverses the Scottish Highlands. It's at the south end of Loch Ness, midway between Fort William and Inverness, and in 2023 had a population of about 650.
Invermoriston
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Invermoriston is a small village 11 kilometres north of Fort Augustus, Highland, Scotland. The village is on the A82 road, at a junction with the A887. Invermoriston is situated 4½ miles north of Bàn Eilean.
Achnaconeran
Hamlet
Achnaconeran is a remote crofting settlement in the Inverness committee area of Highland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Achnaconeran is on the northern bank of Loch Ness about 22 miles south-west from Inverness and 6 miles north-east from Fort Augustus. Achnaconeran is situated 5 miles north of Bàn Eilean.
Bàn Eilean
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Ban Eilean”
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.15326° or 57° 9′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.60192° or 4° 36′ 7″ westElevation
955 feet (291 metres)Open location code
9C9Q593X+86GeoNames ID
13284500
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