Eilean Bad nam Bàn

Eilean Bad nam Bàn is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean Bad nam Bàn is situated nearby to the village Strathan, as well as near the hamlet Inverkirkaig.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Soyea Island.

Soyea Island

Island

Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Soyea Island or Soyea is an uninhabited rocky island at the mouth of Loch Inver, in Assynt, Sutherland, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is three nautical miles west of Lochinver and two nautical miles south-southwest of Achmelvich. Soyea Island is situated 1½ miles west of Eilean Bad nam Bàn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strathan and Inverkirkaig.

Strathan

Village

Strathan is a remote scattered coastal village, located in Bàgh an t-strathain Bay, which lies on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch Inver, in the Assynt district of the west coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Inverkirkaig

Hamlet

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inverkirkaig is extremely remote scattered crofting township, situated on the north eastern bay, of the sea loch Loch Kirkaig, in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Lochinver

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Lochinver is a small fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 651 in 2011. It's about 30 miles north of Ullapool. Lochinver starkly illustrates the plight of Scotland's fishing industry: many foreign trawlers land their catch here, but hardly any Scottish boats still operate.

Eilean Bad nam Bàn

Type: Island
Also known as: “Eilean Bad nam Ban”
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.13825° or 58° 8′ 18″ north

Longitude

-5.27638° or 5° 16′ 35″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9CCP4PQF+7C

GeoNames ID

13285487

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