Eilean Mòr
Eilean Mòr is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Eilean Mòr is situated nearby to the locality Buttock Point, as well as near the hamlet Caol Ruadh.Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island of Burnt Islands, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
- Also known as: “Eilean Mor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Fraoich and Eilean Buidhe.
Eilean Dubh
Island
Photo: Neil McDermott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
This particular Eilean Dubh is sometimes known as Glen Caladh Island and lies just off the Cowal peninsula in the Kyles of Bute. The island is around 0.3 kilometres at its longest length and rises to a height of 19 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colintraive and Tighnabruaich.
Colintraive
Village
Colintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Once the site where cattle were swum across the narrows to the Isle of Bute, the MV Loch Dunvegan — a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne — now provides a link to the island.
Tighnabruaich
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tighnabruaich is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. Tighnabruaich is situated 3 miles southwest of Eilean Mòr.
Kames
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kames is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute. Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto Tighnabruaich. Kames is situated 3½ miles southwest of Eilean Mòr.
Eilean Mòr
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.92664° or 55° 55′ 36″ northLongitude
-5.17354° or 5° 10′ 25″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9C7PWRGG+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 89817324OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284896Wikidata ID
Q136651060
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