Rubha an Tangaird
Rubha an Tangaird is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include An Sgùrr and Eilean Chathastail.
An Sgùrr
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An Sgùrr is the highest point on the island of Eigg in Scotland's Small Isles. It was formed 59 million years ago; the result of one of the last eruptions of a volcano, the core of which now forms the Isle of Rùm.
Eilean Chathastail
Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eilean Chathastail is one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eigg and Cleadale.
Eigg
Photo: Graham Lewis, CC BY 2.0.
Eigg is one of the Small Isles, lying 10 miles off the west coast of Scotland, and with a population of just under 100. The name means "notched" and it's a moorland plateau cleaved by a valley, with the dramatic scarp of An Sgurr looming over it.
Cleadale
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleadale is a settlement on the north west side of the island of Eigg, in the Small Isles of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. The setting is visually dramatic.
Port Mòr
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Mòr is a harbour and settlement on the island of Muck, in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland.
Rubha an Tangaird
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.8717° or 56° 52′ 18″ northLongitude
-6.1407° or 6° 8′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C8MVVC5+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 12206982888OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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