Cherry Island
Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for claimed sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie".Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crannog on Cherry Island, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness and Fort Augustus Lighthouse.
Crannog on Cherry Island, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness
Archaeological site
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crannog on Cherry Island, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness is an archaeological site.
Fort Augustus Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Augustus Lighthouse is situated 3,400 feet south of Cherry Island.
Fort Augustus Bridge
Bridge
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Augustus Bridge is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Cherry Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Augustus and Invermoriston.
Fort Augustus
Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
Fort Augustus is a village in The Great Glen, the fault line that traverses the Scottish Highlands. It's at the south end of Loch Ness, midway between Fort William and Inverness, and in 2023 had a population of about 650.
Invermoriston
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Invermoriston is a small village 11 kilometres north of Fort Augustus, Highland, Scotland. The village is on the A82 road, at a junction with the A887. Invermoriston is situated 4½ miles northeast of Cherry Island.
Cherry Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Loch Ness, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.15487° or 57° 9′ 18″ northLongitude
-4.66994° or 4° 40′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C9Q583J+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 206524224OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q3821302
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cherry Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cherry Island”
- French: “Cherry Island”
- German: “Cherry Island”
- Irish: “Eilean Muireach”
- Polish: “Cherry Island (Loch Ness)”
- Polish: “Cherry Island”
- Scots: “Cherry Island (Loch Ness)”
- Scots: “Cherry Island”
- Spanish: “Cherry Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Cherry”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balantoul Burn Bridge and Fort Augustus Village Hall.
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