Riasg Buidhe Cross
The Riasg Buidhe Cross is a cross standing in the gardens of Colonsay House on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It takes its name from the now abandoned and ruined village of Riasg Buidhe, about 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of Colonsay House, where it was found in the nineteenth century.Photo: Karenjc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonsay House and Loch Fada.
Colonsay House
Manor estate
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay House is a Georgian country house on the island of Colonsay, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is a Category B listed building, and is now in the ownership of the Barons Strathcona.
Loch Fada
Lake
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Fada is a loch located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km and is the largest loch on Colonsay.
Dùn Eibhinn
Fort
Photo: Jlmcafee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dùn Eibhinn, also known as Dun Evan, Dun Eivan or Fort of Eyvind, is a hillfort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. The site is located at grid reference NR38229439. Dùn Eibhinn is situated 1½ miles southwest of Riasg Buidhe Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonsay and Scalasaig.
Colonsay
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.
Scalasaig
Village
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle. Scalasaig is situated 1½ miles south of Riasg Buidhe Cross.
Riasg Buidhe Cross
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: stone cross monument on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland
- Categories: stone cross and historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.09295° or 56° 5′ 35″ northLongitude
-6.18837° or 6° 11′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C8M3RV6+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 6691062662OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossWikidata ID
Q7322172
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