Sand

Sand is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Sand is situated nearby to the hamlet Lonbain, as well as near the village Applecross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner Sound and Torran.

Inner Sound

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Inner Sound is a sound separating the Inner Hebridean islands of Skye, Raasay and South Rona from the Applecross peninsula on the Scottish mainland. The Inner Sound is the location of BUTEC, a Royal Navy submarine sensor and emissions range. Inner Sound is situated 4½ miles southwest of Sand.

Torran

Hamlet

Photo: Carol Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torran is a hamlet, which is situated 5 miles west of Sand.

Arnish

Hamlet

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arnish is a hamlet, which is situated 6 miles west of Sand.

Sand

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

57.47082° or 57° 28′ 15″ north

Longitude

-5.86501° or 5° 51′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C9PF4CM+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Notable Places Nearby

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