Raasay

Raasay is an island off the east coast of in the Scottish . It's 14 miles long by 5 miles wide, with its main settlement Inverarish clustered near the ferry pier on its southwest coast.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: Isle of Raasay

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dùn Caan.

Peak
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oskaig and Holoman.

Village
is a village.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Raasay

Latitude
57.3833° or 57° 23′ north
Longitude
-6.0667° or 6° 4′ west
Population
192
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
Open location code
9C9M9WMM+88
Geo­Names ID
2639745
Wiki­data ID
Q969065
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Raasay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Raasay
  • Breton: Ratharsair
  • Catalan: Raasay
  • Cebuano: Island of Raasay
  • Cebuano: Isle of Raasay
  • Chinese: 拉賽島
  • Czech: Raasay
  • Dutch: Raasay
  • Egyptian Arabic: جزيرة راساى
  • French: Raasay
  • Galician: Ratharsair
  • German: Raasay
  • Greek: Ράσεϊ
  • Irish: Ratharsair
  • Italian: Raasay
  • Japanese: ラーゼイ島
  • Japanese: ラッセイ島
  • Latin: Raarsa
  • Low German: Raasay
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Raasay
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Raasay
  • Norwegian: Raasay
  • Polish: Raasay
  • Russian: Раасай
  • Russian: Разей
  • Scottish Gaelic: Ratharsair
  • Spanish: Raasay
  • Swedish: Island of Raasay
  • Swedish: Isle of Raasay
  • Western Frisian: Raasay

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