Eilean na Gaoithe

Eilean na Gaoithe is in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean na Gaoithe is situated nearby to the hamlet Elphin, as well as near Ledmore.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Veyatie and Loch Urigill.

Loch Veyatie

Photo: Peter Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Veyatie is a large freshwater loch in north-west Scotland. It stretches for 6 km north-westwards from the settlement of Elphin, and lies between Suilven and Cùl Mòr. Loch Veyatie is situated 2½ miles west of Eilean na Gaoithe.

Loch Urigill

Loch Urigill is a freshwater loch near Elphin at the southern tip of the Assynt District in north-west Sutherland, Scotland. It's 2 miles from Elphin and 1 mile from Ledmore. Loch Urigill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Eilean na Gaoithe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elphin and North West Highlands Geopark.

Elphin

Hamlet

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elphin is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland. It lies about 15 miles north of Ullapool. The village contains a telephone box, a post box, a tearoom, a Scottish Mountaineering Club Hut, Grampian Speleological Group Hut, a small caravan site and many self-catering options.

North West Highlands Geopark

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO Geopark in Caithness and Sutherland in the north-west Scottish Highlands. The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.

Inchnadamph

Hamlet

Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Inchnadamph is a hamlet in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Innis nan Damh meaning "meadow of the stags". Assynt is a remote area with a low population density. Inchnadamph is situated 6 miles north of Eilean na Gaoithe.

Eilean na Gaoithe

Type: Shrubland
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.07241° or 58° 4′ 21″ north

Longitude

-5.01753° or 5° 1′ 3″ west

Elevation

407 feet (124 metres)

Open location code

9CCP3XCJ+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 215319795

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=scrub

GeoNames ID

13284584

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