Seil
Seil is an island connected by bridge to the mainland of Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. It has limited accommodation and is usually visited as a day trip from Oban 12 mi north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Insh Island and Ballachuan Loch.
Insh Island
Island
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Insh Island or simply Insh is an uninhabited island west of the island of Seil in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. One of the Slate Islands, Insh Island lies a mile northeast of Ellenabeich in Seil.
Ballachuan Loch
Lake
Ballachuan Loch is a small loch located on the island of Seil, Scotland. Part of the loch is located within the nature reserve of Ballachuan Hazelwood, meaning that the loch is rich with wildlife.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellenabeich and Balvicar.
Ellenabeich
Village
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Ellenabeich is a small village on the isle of Seil – an island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles southwest of Oban, in Scotland. It is a former slate-mining village and is where parts of Ring of Bright Water were filmed.
Balvicar
Village
Balvicar is a village on the island of Seil, a small island seven miles southwest of Oban, Scotland. It is one of three villages on the island along with Ellenabeich and Clachan-Seil.
Seil
- Type: Island
- Description: island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Upper Sorbian—“Seil” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Seil”
- Catalan: “Seil”
- Cebuano: “Seil”
- Chinese: “錫爾島”
- Chinese: “锡尔岛”
- Dutch: “Seil”
- French: “Seil”
- German: “Saoil”
- German: “Seil”
- Greek: “Σέιλ”
- Hebrew: “סייל”
- Irish: “Saoil”
- Italian: “Seil”
- Japanese: “セイル (スコットランド)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Seil”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Seil i Skottland”
- Portuguese: “Seil”
- Romanian: “Seil”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Saoil”
- Spanish: “Seil”
- Swedish: “Seil”
- Upper Sorbian: “Saoil”
- Upper Sorbian: “Seil”
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