Eilean a‘ Chaolais

Eilean a‘ Chaolais is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean a‘ Chaolais is situated nearby to the locality Sloch, as well as near Glasnacardoch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Goat Island and Samalaman Island.

Goat Island

Islet

Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Goat Island is an islet.

Samalaman Island

Islet

Photo: Pardshaw Gang, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Samalaman Island is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Eilean a‘ Chaolais.

St Agnes’s Chapel

Church

Photo: Auldcathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Agnes’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Eilean a‘ Chaolais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roshven and Glenuig.

Roshven is a township located on the eastern shoreline of Loch Ailort, in Lochaber, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. Towering above it is Rois-bheinn, the highest hill in the area. Roshven is situated 2 miles southeast of Eilean a‘ Chaolais.

Glenuig

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenuig is a small village in Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 30 miles west of Fort William and 20 miles from Ardnamurchan Point. Glenuig is situated 2½ miles southwest of Eilean a‘ Chaolais.

Arisaig

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arisaig is a village on the coast of Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of about 300. It stands on the "Road to the Isles", the traditional route from the south via Fort William to Mallaig and thence to Skye.

Eilean a‘ Chaolais

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.85592° or 56° 51′ 21″ north

Longitude

-5.78536° or 5° 47′ 7″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

9C8PV647+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4010167

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285204

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