Beasdale
Beasdale is a railway stop in Highland Council, Scotland. Beasdale is situated nearby to the island Eilean Gobhlach, as well as near Eilean a‘ Phuill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beasdale railway station and Prince’s Cairn.
Beasdale railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beasdale railway station is a railway station serving Glen Beasdale in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, sited 28 miles 49 chains from the former Banavie Junction, between Lochailort and Arisaig.
Prince’s Cairn
Monument
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Prince's Cairn marks the traditional spot from where Prince Charles Edward Stuart embarked for France from Scotland on 20 September 1746 following the failure of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Prince’s Cairn is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Beasdale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arisaig and Roshven.
Arisaig
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arisaig is a village on the coast of Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of about 300. It stands on the "Road to the Isles", the traditional route from the south via Fort William to Mallaig and thence to Skye.
Roshven
Hamlet
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roshven is a township located on the eastern shoreline of Loch Ailort, in Lochaber, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. Towering above it is Rois-bheinn, the highest hill in the area. Roshven is situated 4 miles south of Beasdale.
Lochailort
Village
Photo: Keeshu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochailort is a small settlement in Scotland that lies at the head of Loch Ailort, a sea loch, on the junction of the Road to the Isles between Fort William and Mallaig with the A861 towards Salen and Strontian. Lochailort is situated 4 miles east of Beasdale.
Beasdale
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.90005° or 56° 54′ 0″ northLongitude
-5.76397° or 5° 45′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C8PW62P+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 254261209OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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