Glas Eilean

Glas Eilean is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Glas Eilean is situated nearby to the locality Ceann a‘ Ghàrraidh, as well as near Làrach na h-Àthann.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Horrisdale and Gairloch Museum.

Eilean Horrisdale

Island

Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Horrisdale is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland.

Gairloch Museum

Museum

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Gairloch Museum is an independent museum in the Wester Ross region of Scotland. The museum is located in the Highland village of Gairloch, in Achtercairn.

Dry Island

Islet

Dry Island is an inhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland, and part of the Inner Hebrides. Dry Island is translated from the Gaelic name for the Island "Eilean Tioram".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and Gairloch.

Charlestown is a small hamlet, making up one of the settlements which are collectively called Gairloch, and located 2 kilometres south of the main village of Gairloch, and overlooking the harbour area, on the west of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Gairloch

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Gairloch is a straggling community along the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 620 in 2020. The land is hilly and farming isn't very productive, but shellfishing remains a traditional occupation.