Sgeiran Dubha

Sgeiran Dubha is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Sgeiran Dubha is situated nearby to the islet Sgeir an Duine, as well as near Bogha Ladhrach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eilean Mhic Coinnich and Oversay.

Eilean Mhic Coinnich

Island

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Mhic Coinnich, also known as Mackenzie Island, is an uninhabited island of 17.3 hectares, lying off the southern end of the Rinns of Islay peninsula on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, Scotland.

Oversay

Island

Photo: Ron Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven. The Rinns of Islay lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson.

Orsay Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Thomas Keetley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orsay Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southeast of Sgeiran Dubha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portnahaven and Port Wemyss.

Portnahaven

Village

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Portnahaven is a village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilchoman. It was founded by Walter Campbell of Shawfield after he purchased the Sunderland estate in 1788 and it was further developed in the 1820s by his son Captain Walter Campbell of Foreland and Sunderland.