currie sands

currie sands is a beach in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. currie sands is situated nearby to the beach Port Bhith Sgeir, as well as near the island Eilean Bihigh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eilean Mhic Coinnich and Oversay Island.

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

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.

Portnahaven Church

Church

Photo: Lesley Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portnahaven Church is situated 4,100 feet southeast of currie sands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballymeanach and Portnahaven.

Ballymeanach

Hamlet

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballymeanach is a hamlet.

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.