Caol Ruadh

Caol Ruadh is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Caol Ruadh is situated nearby to the hamlet Dundarroch, as well as near the locality Buttock Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Buidhe and Eilean Fraoich.

Eilean Buidhe

Islet

Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Buidhe is an islet.

Eilean Fraoich

Islet

Photo: Neil McDermott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eilean Fraoich is an islet.

Eilean Dubh

Island

Photo: Neil McDermott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

This particular Eilean Dubh is sometimes known as Glen Caladh Island and lies just off the Cowal peninsula in the Kyles of Bute. The island is around 0.3 kilometres at its longest length and rises to a height of 19 metres above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colintraive and Tighnabruaich.

Colintraive

Village

Photo: SeaDave, CC BY 2.0.

Colintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Once the site where cattle were swum across the narrows to the Isle of Bute, the MV Loch Dunvegan — a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne — now provides a link to the island.

Tighnabruaich

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tighnabruaich is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. Tighnabruaich is situated 3½ miles southwest of Caol Ruadh.

Kames

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kames is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute. Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto Tighnabruaich. Kames is situated 4 miles southwest of Caol Ruadh.

Caol Ruadh

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.93358° or 55° 56′ 1″ north

Longitude

-5.17324° or 5° 10′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C7PWRMG+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10838097516

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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