Rubha Doire na Boceinein
Rubha Doire na Boceinein is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scalpay and Longay.
Scalpay
Island
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalpay is an inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland which has a population of 4.
Longay
Island
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Longay is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay. In 1971, the Caledonian MacBrayne mailboat Loch Seaforth ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadford and Dùnan.
Broadford
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broadford is a village straggling along the main road across Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. All island routes converge here so you're bound to pass through it.
Dùnan
Hamlet
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunan is a settlement on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch na Cairidh near Broadford, on the island of Skye in Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. The village of Luib is less than 1 mile east of Dunan along the A87 road.
Luib
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Tinley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luib is a crofting and fishing settlement on the south east shore of the sea loch, Loch Ainort near Broadford, on the island of Skye in Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland.The settlement of Dunan is 1 mile directly east of Luib, along the A87 coast road.
Rubha Doire na Boceinein
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.3184° or 57° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
-5.9493° or 5° 56′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C9P8392+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 10876246066OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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