Eilean na h-Eigheach

Eilean na h-Eigheach is an islet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Eilean na h-Eigheach is situated nearby to the hamlet Skinidin, as well as near Uiginish.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunvegan Castle and The Three Chimneys.

Dunvegan Castle

Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod.

The Three Chimneys

Restaurant

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Three Chimneys is a restaurant in Colbost, Isle of Skye, Scotland. While in operation beforehand, the restaurant came to prominence after being taken over around 1985 by Eddie and Shirley Spear.

Dun Fiadhairt

Archaeological site

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dun Fiadhairt is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skinidin and Colbost.

Skinidin

Hamlet

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skinidin is a hamlet.

Colbost

Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Colbost is the first of a straggle of tiny settlements on the Duirnish Peninsula in the northwest of Skye. The others are Totaig, Glendale, Lephin and Milovaig, then the road dead-ends.

Dunvegan is a small village on Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, with a population of 386 in 2011. The main draw is the castle. Dunvegan is also a base for exploring Duirnish, the peninsula to the west.

Eilean na h-Eigheach

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.44013° or 57° 26′ 25″ north

Longitude

-6.62633° or 6° 37′ 35″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

9C9MC9RF+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4005107

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13284617

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Uiginish and Fiadhairt.

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