Sound of Sanda

Sound of Sanda is a strait in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanda Island and Sheep Island.

Sanda Island

Island

Sanda Island is a small island in the Firth of Clyde, off of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, near the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend and Dunaverty Castle.

Sheep Island

Island

Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sheep Island is a small uninhabited island situated off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland. Sheep Island, along with Sanda Island and Glunimore Island, form a small group of islands approximately three kilometres south of Kintyre at grid reference NR733055.

Glunimore Island

Islet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glunimore Island is an uninhabited island around 3 miles southeast of the Kintyre peninsula, Scotland. It lies alongside Sanda Island and Sheep Island The island is just 200 metres long and rises to a height of 27 metres.

Sound of Sanda

Type: Strait
Also known as: “An Tiompanach”
Category: body of water
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.2975° or 55° 17′ 51″ north

Longitude

-5.5789° or 5° 34′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C7P7CWC+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13116895806

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=strait

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Ninians Chapel and Sanda.

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