Eilean dà Ghallagain
Eilean dà Ghallagain is an island in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Eilean dà Ghallagain is situated nearby to the hamlet West Tarbert, as well as near Torinturk.Places of Interest
Highlights include Avinagillan standing stone and Dùn a’ Choin Duibh.
Avinagillan standing stone
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Avinagillan standing stone is a prehistoric menhir on the Kintyre Peninsula of Scotland. The stone is near the hamlet of Avinagillan.
Dùn a’ Choin Duibh
Archaeological site
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dùn a' Choin Duibh is a hillfort located near Torinturk, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. According to the local shanachies, the fort is named after a black wolfhound which was half wolf, which defended the fort.
Tarbert Parish Church
Church
Tarbert Parish Church is a Category B listed building in Tarbert, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torinturk and Tarbert.
Torinturk
Hamlet
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torinturk is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Torinturk is 5 miles from Tarbert. Torinturk comes from the Gaelic for the hill of the boar. This is where the last wild boar in Scotland was killed.
Tarbert
Photo: MSeses, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarbert is a village in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. An Tairbeart is a Gaelic term meaning "carry across", indicating an isthmus where small boats could be portaged from one body of water to another.
Whitehouse
Hamlet
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehouse is a hamlet on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is located around 5.5 miles southwest of Tarbert and around 25 miles north of Campbeltown.
Eilean dà Ghallagain
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Eilean da Ghallagain”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.83736° or 55° 50′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.45942° or 5° 27′ 34″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C7PRGPR+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 201274138OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
13285175
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