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
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Latitude

57.6926° or 57° 41′ 33″ north

Longitude

-5.68806° or 5° 41′ 17″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

9C9PM8V6+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 3494639

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285699

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Druimdarroch and Kerrysdale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eilean an t-Sabhail and Fraoch-eilean.

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