Eilean a‘ Gnip
Eilean a‘ Gnip is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean a‘ Gnip is situated nearby to the village Torlum, as well as near Griminish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Borve Castle and Rueval.
Borve Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland. Borve Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Eilean a‘ Gnip.
Rueval
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rueval is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Eilean a‘ Gnip.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benbecula and Creagorry.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Creagorry
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creagorry is a village, which is situated 2 miles south of Eilean a‘ Gnip.
Nunton
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have. Nunton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Eilean a‘ Gnip.
Eilean a‘ Gnip
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.43698° or 57° 26′ 13″ northLongitude
-7.33904° or 7° 20′ 21″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C9JCMP6+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 852418095OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284609
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Torlum and Griminish.
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