Eilean a‘ Chathaidh
Eilean a‘ Chathaidh is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean a‘ Chathaidh is situated nearby to the locality Ardvar, as well as near the hamlet Kylestrome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calbha Beag and An Dun.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kylestrome and Nedd.
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 3 miles east of Eilean a‘ Chathaidh.
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 3 miles southwest of Eilean a‘ Chathaidh.
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 3½ miles east of Eilean a‘ Chathaidh.
Eilean a‘ Chathaidh
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.26995° or 58° 16′ 12″ northLongitude
-5.11553° or 5° 6′ 56″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9CCP7V9M+XQGeoNames ID
13285788
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