Eilean Àrd
Eilean Àrd is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean Àrd is situated nearby to the hamlet Unapool, as well as near Kylesku.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eas a’ Chual Aluinn and Glas Bheinn.
Eas a’ Chual Aluinn
Waterfall
Photo: colin price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the tallest waterfall in the United Kingdom with a sheer drop of 200 m. Eas a’ Chual Aluinn is situated 2 miles southeast of Eilean Àrd.
Glas Bheinn
Peak
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glas Bheinn is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the Assynt area of Sutherland, in the far north of the country. A steep and rugged mountain in its own right, Britain's highest waterfall, the Eas a' Chual Aluinn, falls from its slopes. Glas Bheinn is situated 2½ miles south of Eilean Àrd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kylesku and Kylestrome.
Kylesku
Hamlet
Photo: Reboelje, Public domain.
Kylesku is a fishing hamlet in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. It takes its name from Caolas Cumhann, Gaelic for "narrow strait", which is the channel just to the west of the village that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendubh to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin. Kylesku is situated 3 miles northwest of Eilean Àrd.
Kylestrome
Hamlet
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylestrome is a village on the north shore of Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Kylestrome is situated 4 miles northwest of Eilean Àrd.
Inchnadamph
Hamlet
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inchnadamph is a hamlet in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Innis nan Damh meaning "meadow of the stags". Assynt is a remote area with a low population density. Inchnadamph is situated 5 miles south of Eilean Àrd.
Eilean Àrd
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Eilean Ard”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.22666° or 58° 13′ 36″ northLongitude
-4.95247° or 4° 57′ 9″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CCQ62GX+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 507746501OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285652
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