Cnoc an Uileann

Cnoc an Uileann is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Cnoc an Uileann is situated nearby to the locality Grulin Uachdrach, as well as near Grulin Iochdrach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include An Sgùrr and Eilean Chathastail.

An Sgùrr

Peak

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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. Eilean Chathastail is situated 1½ miles east of Cnoc an Uileann.

Eigg Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eigg Lighthouse is situated 2 miles east of Cnoc an Uileann.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galmisdale and Eigg.

Galmisdale

Village

Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Galmisdale is the main port of the island of Eigg, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

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. Cleadale is situated 3 miles north of Cnoc an Uileann.

Cnoc an Uileann

Type: Locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.87866° or 56° 52′ 43″ north

Longitude

-6.16986° or 6° 10′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C8MVRHJ+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13001806245

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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