Am Plòth
Am Plòth is an island in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Am Plòth is situated nearby to the hamlet Ardfin, as well as near Camas an Staca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Claig Castle and McArthur’s Head Lighthouse.
Claig Castle
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Claig Castle was a stronghold of the Clan Donald or MacDonald in the south of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craighouse and Port Askaig.
Craighouse
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craighouse is the main settlement and capital of the Scottish Inner Hebridean island of Jura, in Argyll and Bute. In 1971 it had a population of 113. The village is situated on the sheltered east coast of the island at the southern end of Small Isles Bay, on the Sound of Jura.
Port Askaig
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay across from Jura. Port Askaig is situated 4½ miles northwest of Am Plòth.
Keills
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keills is a village, which is situated 5 miles northwest of Am Plòth.
Am Plòth
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Am Ploth”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.79411° or 55° 47′ 39″ northLongitude
-6.03376° or 6° 2′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C7MQXV8+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 985212914OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
13285215
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Localities in the Area
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