Eilean Dearg
Eilean Dearg is a small island in Loch Ruel in Argyll, Scotland. The island was once home to a castle, which was destroyed by naval action in Argyll's Rising in 1685.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: small island in Loch Ruel in Argyll, Scotland
- Also known as: “Eilean Dearg, Loch Ruel” and “Eilean Dhearg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eilean Dubh and Colintraive Hotel.
Eilean Dubh
Island
Photo: Neil McDermott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
This particular Eilean Dubh is sometimes known as Glen Caladh Island and lies just off the Cowal peninsula in the Kyles of Bute. The island is around 0.3 kilometres at its longest length and rises to a height of 19 metres above sea level.
Colintraive Hotel
Hotel
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Colintraive Hotel is a hotel and pub in Colintraive, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was formerly a hunting lodge for John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute. Colintraive Hotel is situated 2 miles southeast of Eilean Dearg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colintraive and Tighnabruaich.
Colintraive
Village
Colintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Once the site where cattle were swum across the narrows to the Isle of Bute, the MV Loch Dunvegan — a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne — now provides a link to the island. Colintraive is situated 2 miles southeast of Eilean Dearg.
Tighnabruaich
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tighnabruaich is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. Tighnabruaich is situated 3½ miles southwest of Eilean Dearg.
Kames
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kames is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute. Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto Tighnabruaich. Kames is situated 4 miles southwest of Eilean Dearg.
Eilean Dearg
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94558° or 55° 56′ 44″ northLongitude
-5.19143° or 5° 11′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C7PWRW5+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 4003260OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q47938
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Eilean Dearg” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Eilean Dearg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eilean Dearg”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tighnabruaich Viewpoint and Creagan Dubh.
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