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Argyll & Bute

Eilean Dubh

This particular Eilean Dubh is sometimes known as Glen Caladh Island and lies just off the peninsula in the . The island is around 0.3 kilometres at its longest length and rises to a height of 19 metres above sea level.
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Photo: Neil McDermott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Kyles of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Eilean Dubh, Kyles of Bute”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Dearg and Colintraive Hotel.

Islet
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is a small island in in , Scotland. The island was once home to a castle, which was destroyed by naval action in Argyll's Rising in 1685.

Hotel
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a hotel and pub in , , Scotland. It was formerly a hunting lodge for John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute.

Building
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located at the harbour at , a village on the , on the , in , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colintraive and Tighnabruaich.

Village
Photo: SeaDave, CC BY 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. Once the site where cattle were swum across the narrows to the , the MV Loch Dunvegan — a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne — now provides a link to the island.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the , on the western arm of the in , west of Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village on the , in , west of , on the shore of the west arm of the . is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto .

Eilean Dubh

Latitude
55.93299° or 55° 55′ 59″ north
Longitude
-5.19322° or 5° 11′ 36″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
9C7PWRM4+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4003262
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
13284941
Wiki­data ID
Q1303927
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Eilean Dubh” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Caladh Castle and Eilean Fraoich.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eilean Dubh”. Photo: Neil McDermott, CC BY-SA 3.0.