Heather Island

Heather Island is an island in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Heather Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Castleton, as well as near Ballimore.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilmory Castle.

Kilmory Castle

Castle

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilmory Castle, also known as Kilmory House, is a large 19th century house located just to the south of Lochgilphead, in old county Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardrishaig and Lochgilphead.

Ardrishaig is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger town being Oban.

Lochgilphead

Photo: ambabheg, CC BY 2.0.

Lochgilphead is a town at the head of Loch Gilp, an inlet of Loch Fyne. It's the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland, and in 2021 had a population of 2240.

Kilfinan

Village

Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilfinan is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scotland in the historic parish of the same name. Located in the Cowal Peninsula on the eastern side of Loch Fyne, the hamlet is 4 miles northwest of the village of Tighnabruaich. Kilfinan is situated 4½ miles southeast of Heather Island.

Heather Island

Type: Island
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.00374° or 56° 0′ 14″ north

Longitude

-5.39752° or 5° 23′ 51″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9C8P2J32+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12998184488

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

13285011

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eilean Mor and Dun Dubh, dun site.

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