Eilean Leathan

Eilean Leathan is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Leathan is situated nearby to the locality An Stac Àrd, as well as near Sluic nam Mònadh.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eriskay and Gighay.

Eriskay

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eriskay is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, linked by causeway to South Uist, and extending 3 miles north-south and 2 miles east-west.

Gighay

Island

Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gighay an uninhabited island off the northeast coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eoligarry and Ardveenish.

Eoligarry

Village

Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eoligarry is a village, which is situated 5 miles west of Eilean Leathan.

Ardveenish

Hamlet

Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardveenish is a village on Barra in the Western Isles, Scotland. Ardveenish is also within the parish of Barra. Ardveenish is situated 5 miles southwest of Eilean Leathan.

Ardmore

Village

Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardmhor is a small village in the north east of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and Eriskay as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project. Ardmore is situated 5 miles southwest of Eilean Leathan.

Eilean Leathan

Type: Island
Also known as: “An t-Eilean Leathann”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.04429° or 57° 2′ 39″ north

Longitude

-7.30082° or 7° 18′ 3″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

9C9J2MVX+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4011665

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

13285681

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Localities in the Area

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