Eilean Shìophoirt
Eilean Shìophoirt is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Shìophoirt is situated nearby to the locality Ath Linne, as well as near the hamlet Ardvourlie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seaforth Island and Ardvourlie Castle.
Seaforth Island
Island
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Seaforth Island is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Unlike many other islands of the Outer Hebrides which are mainly surrounded by open sea, Seaforth Island lies in a narrow fjord-like sea loch named Loch Seaforth, 8 kilometres from the open waters of The Minch.
Ardvourlie Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardvourlie Castle is a 19th-century country house on Harris, one of the Western Isles off the north-west coast of Scotland. The house was built beside Loch Seaforth in 1863 as a hunting lodge on the North Harris Estate, for Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore, the then owner of the island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arivruach and Rèinigeadal.
Arivruach
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airidh a' Bhruaich is a scattered crofting township in the South Lochs district of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the head of the sea loch of Loch Seaforth. Arivruach is situated 5 miles northeast of Eilean Shìophoirt.
Rèinigeadal
Hamlet
Photo: JJM, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rèinigeadal is a small settlement in Harris, in the Western Isles in Scotland. It is situated on the east coast of Harris 8 kilometres east of Tarbert, at the western side of the entrance to Loch Seaforth. Rèinigeadal is situated 6 miles south of Eilean Shìophoirt.
Bunavoneadar
Hamlet
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bun Abhainn Eadarra or Bunavoneadar is a hamlet adjacent to the Loch Bun Abhainn Eadarra, on the south shore of North Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bunavoneadar is situated 6 miles southwest of Eilean Shìophoirt.
Eilean Shìophoirt
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Eilean Shiophoirt”
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.9967° or 57° 59′ 48″ northLongitude
-6.72661° or 6° 43′ 36″ westElevation
528 feet (161 metres)Open location code
9C9MX7WF+M9GeoNames ID
13286026
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