Green Island
Green Island is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Green Island is situated nearby to the locality Badnagyle, as well as near the hamlet Achnahaird.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Enard Bay, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Green Island, Scotland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Osgaig.
Loch Osgaig
Lake
Loch Osgaig is a small remote and deep freshwater loch, orientated on north-west to south-east axis, that is located 1 miles south of Enard Bay and 2 mile northeast of Achiltibuie and immediately north west of Loch Bad a' Ghaill. Loch Osgaig is situated 2 miles south of Green Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnahaird and Coigach.
Achnahaird
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achnahaird is a small settlement on Achnahaird Bay in Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish council area of Highland. The beach at Achnahaird Bay was used in the filming of 'The Eagle'. Achnahaird is situated 3 miles west of Green Island.
Coigach
Locality
Photo: paddy heron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coigach is a peninsula north of Ullapool, in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The area consists of a traditional crofting and fishing community of a couple of hundred houses located between mountain and shore on a peninsula looking over the Summer Isles and the sea. Coigach is situated 3½ miles southwest of Green Island.
Achiltibuie
Achiltibuie is a community straggling along the west coast of Ross and Cromarty, north of Ullapool in the Scottish Highlands. As well as the village, the name applies to all the coast between Achduart and Reiff, taking in the hamlets of Polglass, Polbain and Altandhu.Green Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.08234° or 58° 4′ 56″ northLongitude
-5.29745° or 5° 17′ 51″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9CCP3PJ3+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 209273251OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285087Wikidata ID
Q59714031
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In Other Languages
“Green Island” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Green Island, Skottland”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Badnagyle and Inverkirkaig.
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