Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr
Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr is situated nearby to the hamlet Inverkirkaig, as well as near the locality Bad a‘ Ghaill.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 3½ miles southwest of Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr.
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 4 miles southwest of Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr.
Lochinver
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Lochinver is a small fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 651 in 2011. It's about 30 miles north of Ullapool. Lochinver starkly illustrates the plight of Scotland's fishing industry: many foreign trawlers land their catch here, but hardly any Scottish boats still operate.
Sgeir Ghlas Mhòr
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Sgeir Ghlas Mhor”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.09113° or 58° 5′ 28″ northLongitude
-5.28859° or 5° 17′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCP3PR6+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 209273205OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285100
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