HMY Iolaire

HMY Iolaire was an iron-hulled steam yacht that was launched in in 1881 as Iolanthe. She was renamed Mione in 1898; Iolanthe in 1900; and Amalthæa in 1907.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: 1881 steam yacht
  • Also known as: “Amalthæa”, “H.M.Y. Iolaire Memorial”, “HMS Iolaire”, “Iolaire”, “Iolanthe”, and “Mione”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arnish Point Lighthouse and Stornoway Airport.

Lighthouse
Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 4,200 feet west of HMY Iolaire.

Aerodrome
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an airfield located 2 miles east of the town of Stornoway on the , in . is situated 2 miles north of HMY Iolaire.

Castle
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, , Scotland. It was built in the years 1844–51 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese opium trade. is situated 2½ miles northwest of HMY Iolaire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkend and Holm and Holm.

Hamlet
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkend is a hamlet in the Sandwick region of the , although like , it is not a part of the Eye Peninsula. Many people erroneously believe it to be a suburb of , on the island of in the of .

Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Village is a village in the Scottish , on the near . The modern area of can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with ".

Village
Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Scottish , on the and a quasi-suburb of . is situated within the parish of Stornoway.

HMY Iolaire

Latitude
58.18893° or 58° 11′ 20″ north
Longitude
-6.34871° or 6° 20′ 55″ west
Inception
1960
Open location code
9CCM5MQ2+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 449336323
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q1281924
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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“HMY Iolaire” goes by many names.
  • French: “HMY Iolaire”
  • German: “Iolaire”
  • Irish: “An Iolaire”
  • Papiamento: “Hms Iolaire”
  • Papiamento: “HMY Iolaire”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس یولیر”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Iolaire”
  • Welsh: “Iolaire”
  • “Amalthæa”
  • “HMS Iolaire”
  • “Iolaire”
  • “Iolanthe”
  • “Mione”

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Highlights include Eilean Thuilm and Sgeir Liath.

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