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The Gloup

The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of , . The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm.
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Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 4 miles northwest of The Gloup.

Village
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is a district in the parish in , . Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of and 1 kilometre east of . is situated 5 miles west of The Gloup.

The Gloup

Latitude
58.95581° or 58° 57′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.71105° or 2° 42′ 40″ west
Open location code
9CCVX74Q+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4259011552
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7736847
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“The Gloup” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broch and Brough of Deerness.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Gloup”. Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.