Sgeir a‘ Chait
Sgeir a‘ Chait is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Sgeir a‘ Chait is situated nearby to the hamlet Badcall, as well as near the village Scourie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Calbha Beag.
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 south of Sgeir a‘ Chait.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scourie and Culkein Drumbeg.
Scourie
Village
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Scourie, historically spelled "Scoury", is a village on the north west coast of Scotland, about halfway between Ullapool and Durness. The name comes from the Gaelic word Sheiling or shed, a stone-built place of shelter used during the summer months. Scourie is situated 2½ miles north of Sgeir a‘ Chait.
Culkein Drumbeg
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culkein Drumbeg is a remote village on the north west coast of Scotland. It is located 0.93 miles north west of Drumbeg in Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highland council area. Culkein Drumbeg is situated 5 miles southwest of Sgeir a‘ Chait.
Tarbet
Hamlet
Photo: AlastairG, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarbet is a hamlet in Sutherland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the nearest port of contact to the Scottish Wildlife Trust's national nature reserve of Handa Island, and a small ferry operates between the two. Tarbet is situated 5 miles north of Sgeir a‘ Chait.
Sgeir a‘ Chait
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.31358° or 58° 18′ 49″ northLongitude
-5.14839° or 5° 8′ 54″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9CCP8V72+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 208903957OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285988
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