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.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Insh Island and Ballachuan Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellenabeich and Balvicar.
Balvicar
Village
Balvicar is a village on the island of Seil, a small island seven miles southwest of Oban, Scotland.
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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Latitude
56.3° or 56° 18′ north
Longitude
-5.65° or 5° 39′ west
Population
551
Open location code
9C8P882X+2X
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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”
- Danish: “Seil”
- Dutch: “Seil”
- French: “Seil”
- 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: “Seil”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Easdale Sound and Easdale.
Argyll and Bute: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Oban and Campbeltown.
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