Eilean na Curra
Eilean na Curra is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean na Curra is situated nearby to the locality Ardvar, as well as near the hamlet Nedd.Places of Interest
Highlights include An Dun and Calbha Beag.
An Dun
Archaeological site
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Dun is an Iron Age broch or dun at the south-east of Loch Ardbhair, Highland, Scotland, UK. An Dun stands on an isolated rock at the south end of Loch Ardbhair, a sea inlet, and on its eastern shore, about 100 foot from the mainland, to which it is connected by a rough causeway of boulders, now part displaced.
Calbha Beag
Islet
Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor. An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares, although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares, possibly including areas exposed at low tide. Calbha Beag is situated 2 miles northwest of Eilean na Curra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nedd and Drumbeg.
Nedd
Hamlet
Nedd is a small village, which lies on the western head of Loch Nedd in Lairg, western Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Nedd is situated 2 miles southwest of Eilean na Curra.
Drumbeg
Village
Drumbeg is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Drumbeg is situated 3 miles west of Eilean na Curra.
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 3½ miles east of Eilean na Curra.
Eilean na Curra
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.25597° or 58° 15′ 22″ northLongitude
-5.12393° or 5° 7′ 26″ westOpen location code
9CCP7V4G+9CGeoNames ID
13285724
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