Breachacha Castle
Breachacha Castle is a castle in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Breachacha Castle is situated nearby to the islet Sgeir an Fheòir, as well as near Corr Eilean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Breachacha Castle and Coll Airport.
Breachacha Castle
Castle
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Breachacha Castle is either of two structures on the shore of Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll, Scotland. The earlier is a 15th-century tower house that was a stronghold of the Macleans of Coll, the island having been granted to John Maclean in 1431. Breachacha Castle is situated 440 feet northwest of Breachacha Castle.
Coll Airport
Aerodrome
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Coll Island Airport is located 5 NM west southwest of Arinagour on the island of Coll in the Inner Hebrides. Highland Airways who originally operated the route to Oban went into administration in 2010, but a new operator, Hebridean Air Services now operates the route under a PSO with flights to Oban and Tiree using Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft.
Breachacha crannog
Archaeological site
The Breachacha crannog is a crannog located near Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. The crannog is designated as a Scheduled monument. Breachacha crannog is situated 3,100 feet south of Breachacha Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acha and Coll.
Acha
Hamlet
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Acha is a small hamlet on the Scottish island of Coll. Acha is situated 1½ miles northeast of Breachacha Castle.
Coll
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Coll is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.
Arinagour
Village
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Arinagour is a village on the island of Coll, in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50. Arinagour is situated 4½ miles northeast of Breachacha Castle.
Breachacha Castle
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Breacachadh Castle”
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.59077° or 56° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.62799° or 6° 37′ 41″ westOpen location code
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