Backpacker’s Lodge
Backpacker’s Lodge is a hostel in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Backpacker’s Lodge is situated near the peak Cnoc Callanta, as well as near Colonsay House Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Colonsay House and Riasg Buidhe Cross.
Colonsay House
Manor estate
Colonsay House is a Georgian country house on the island of Colonsay, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is a Category B listed building, and is now in the ownership of the Barons Strathcona. Colonsay House is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Backpacker’s Lodge.
Riasg Buidhe Cross
Wayside cross
The Riasg Buidhe Cross is a cross standing in the gardens of Colonsay House on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It takes its name from the now abandoned and ruined village of Riasg Buidhe, about 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of Colonsay House, where it was found in the nineteenth century. Riasg Buidhe Cross is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Backpacker’s Lodge.
Loch Fada
Lake
Loch Fada is a loch located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km and is the largest loch on Colonsay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonsay and Scalasaig.
Colonsay
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.Scalasaig
Village
Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle.
Backpacker’s Lodge
- Type: Hostel
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.08846° or 56° 5′ 19″ north
Longitude
-6.19304° or 6° 11′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C8M3RQ4+9Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hostel
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cnoc Callanta and Colonsay House Gardens.
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