Gairbh Eilein

Gairbh Eilein is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Gairbh Eilein is situated nearby to the locality Fiadhairt, as well as near the hamlet Totachocaire.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunvegan Castle and Dun Fiadhairt.

Dunvegan Castle

Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod.

Dun Fiadhairt

Archaeological site

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dun Fiadhairt is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.

Dunvegan Parish Church

Church

Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunvegan is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan is within the parish of Duirinish. In 2011, it had a population of 386.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skinidin and Dunvegan.

Skinidin

Hamlet

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skinidin is a hamlet.

Dunvegan

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Dunvegan is a small village on Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, with a population of 386 in 2011. The main draw is the castle. Dunvegan is also a base for exploring Duirnish, the peninsula to the west.

Colbost

Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Colbost is the first of a straggle of tiny settlements on the Duirnish Peninsula in the northwest of Skye. The others are Totaig, Glendale, Lephin and Milovaig, then the road dead-ends.

Gairbh Eilein

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

57.45106° or 57° 27′ 4″ north

Longitude

-6.60499° or 6° 36′ 18″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9C9MF92W+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4005052

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285274

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Localities in the Area

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