Bàn Eileanan
Bàn Eileanan is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Bàn Eileanan is situated nearby to the locality Garmony, as well as near Fishnish.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fishnish and Inninbeg, Bay Cottage, Ardtornish Estate.
Fishnish
Station
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fishnish is a ferry terminal on the Isle of Mull, roughly halfway between Tobermory and Craignure. It is owned and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. It is served by the ferry that crosses the Sound of Mull to and from Lochaline.
Inninbeg, Bay Cottage, Ardtornish Estate
Building
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inninbeg, Bay Cottage, Ardtornish Estate is a building, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Bàn Eileanan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochaline and Craignure.
Lochaline
Village
Photo: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochaline is the main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. Historian ‘Philip Gaskell’ records that, at the time of the Highland Clearances, in about 1830, John Sinclair of Lochaline founded Lochaline village. Lochaline is situated 2 miles north of Bàn Eileanan.
Craignure
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craignure is a village on the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's a tiny place with a population of perhaps 200, but it's the main point of arrival on Mull, by ferry from Oban.
Lochdon
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochdon or Lochdonhead is a small village on the Isle of Mull, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Torosay, just south of Craignure on the A849 at the head of Loch Don. Lochdon is situated 6 miles southeast of Bàn Eileanan.
Bàn Eileanan
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Ban Eileanan”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.50493° or 56° 30′ 18″ northLongitude
-5.77986° or 5° 46′ 48″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C8PG63C+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 127567886OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286361
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