Eilean Shieldaig
Eilean Shieldaig is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean Shieldaig is situated nearby to the locality Druimdarroch, as well as near the hamlet Kerrysdale.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Horrisdale and Dry Island.
Eilean Horrisdale
Island
Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Horrisdale is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland.
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".
Loch Bràigh Horrisdale
Lake
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Bràigh Horrisdale is a small, irregular shaped, freshwater loch in Wester Ross, in the north west of Scotland. The loch lies approximately 2 mi south southeast of the village of Badachro and is close to the Fairy Lochs. Loch Bràigh Horrisdale is situated 1½ miles south of Eilean Shieldaig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlestown and Badachro.
Charlestown
Neighborhood
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.
Badachro
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Badachro is a former fishing village, in the northwest Highlands of Scotland.
Gairloch
Photo: Dmacle2179, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Eilean Shieldaig
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.6926° or 57° 41′ 33″ northLongitude
-5.68806° or 5° 41′ 17″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C9PM8V6+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 3494639OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285699
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