Eilean Bàn
Eilean Bàn is a lighthouse in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean Bàn is situated nearby to Gavin Maxwell Museum, as well as near Skye Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eilean Bàn and Castle Maol.
Eilean Bàn
Island
Castle Maol
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caisteal Maol is a ruined castle located near the harbour of the village of Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is also known as Castle Moil, Castle Maol, Dun Akyn, Dunakin Castle, Dun Haakon and Castle Dunakin. Castle Maol is situated 1 mile southeast of Eilean Bàn.
Kyle of Lochalsh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyle of Lochalsh railway station is the terminus of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in the village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 63 miles 64 chains from Dingwall. Kyle of Lochalsh railway station is situated 1 mile east of Eilean Bàn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyleakin and Kyle of Lochalsh.
Kyleakin
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyleakin is a village on the island of Skye, traditionally a ferry port. It has become quieter since the Skye Bridge replaced the ferry from the mainland, but is an attractive small place worth a stop. In 2011 the population was around 300.
Kyle of Lochalsh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyle of Lochalsh is a village in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 590 in 2020. It is just across the water from Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye and was the traditional route to Skye by ferry.
Erbusaig
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Erbusaig is a small remote township, situated on Erbusaig Bay near Kyle of Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands and is in the council area of Highland. In the language of Gaelic, the village is named after Erb, a Viking who landed in the Bay. Erbusaig is situated 2 miles northeast of Eilean Bàn.
Eilean Bàn
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.27769° or 57° 16′ 40″ northLongitude
-5.74248° or 5° 44′ 33″ westOperator
Eilean Bàn TrustOpen location code
9C9P77H5+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 2319489382OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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