Tràigh Bàn
Tràigh Bàn is a beach in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Tràigh Bàn is situated nearby to the peak Carnan Eoin, as well as near Beinn Bhreac.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonsay House and Riasg Buidhe Cross.
Colonsay House
Manor estate
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 mile south of Tràigh Bàn.
Riasg Buidhe Cross
Wayside cross
Photo: Karenjc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4,200 feet south of Tràigh Bàn.
Dùn Meadhonach
Fort
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dùn Meadhonach is a hillfort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. The site is located at grid reference NR36509472. The fort overlooks Port Mòr and the village of Lower Kilchattan. Dùn Meadhonach is situated 1½ miles northeast of Tràigh Bàn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonsay and Scalasaig.
Colonsay
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Scalasaig is situated 2½ miles south of Tràigh Bàn.
Tràigh Bàn
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.10397° or 56° 6′ 14″ northLongitude
-6.18233° or 6° 10′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C8M4R39+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 35535904OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carnan Eoin and Pairc Gharbh, dun site.
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