The Eilean
The Eilean is a pitch in Highland Council, Scotland. The Eilean is situated nearby to The Eilan, as well as near Training Pitch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Eilan and Newtonmore railway station.
The Eilan
Photo: Drnoble, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eilean Bheannchair, known simply as The Eilan, is a shinty venue close to the Scottish village of Newtonmore. It is the home of Newtonmore Camanachd Club and has been a shinty venue since at least 1877.
Newtonmore railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtonmore railway station serves the village of Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line. The station is 68 miles 62 chains from Perth, between Dalwhinnie and Kingussie, and has a single platform which is long enough for a ten-coach train. Newtonmore railway station is situated 2,600 feet east of The Eilean.
Clan Macpherson Museum
Museum
Photo: Drnoble, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clan Macpherson Museum is situated 2,400 feet northeast of The Eilean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtonmore and Kingussie.
Newtonmore
Village
Newtonmore is a village of approximately 1100 inhabitants in Badenoch, within the Highland council area of Scotland. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland.
Kingussie
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingussie is a town in Speyside in the central Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1470 in 2020. The Spey valley here broadens into a "strath" as it emerges from the hills, and turns north.
Cluny Castle
Locality
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cluny Castle is a locality, which is situated 4½ miles southwest of The Eilean.
The Eilean
- Type: Pitch
- Also known as: “Eilean Bheannchair”
- Categories: recreation area and sports location
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.05773° or 57° 3′ 28″ northLongitude
-4.13206° or 4° 7′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C9Q3V59+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 319475994OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=shinty
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Highlights include Training Pitch and Newtownmore Cairn (Prehistoric).
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