The Eileans
The Eileans are two small, low-lying islands located in Newtown Bay, Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae, Scotland. The name is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic, eilean meaning "island".- Type: Islet
- Description: two small islands located in Millport Bay, Great Cumbrae Island, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “South Eilean” and “The Allans”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral of The Isles and Lady Margaret Hospital.
Cathedral of The Isles
Church
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit is a Category A listed cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae. Cathedral of The Isles is situated 2,600 feet north of The Eileans.
Lady Margaret Hospital
Hospital
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lady Margaret Hospital is a small 10-bedded hospital at Millport on Great Cumbrae in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Lady Margaret Hospital is situated 1 mile north of The Eileans.
Little Cumbrae
Island
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies south of Great Cumbrae, its larger neighbour. The underlying geology is igneous with limited outcrops of sedimentary rock. Little Cumbrae is situated 2 miles southwest of The Eileans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millport and Kilchattan Bay.
Millport
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.
Kilchattan Bay
Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchattan Bay is a village on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. It lies on the island's southern end, along the coast road at the foot of a steep hill called the Suidhe Chattan which shields the village from the prevailing westerly wind. Kilchattan Bay is situated 4 miles west of The Eileans.
Largs
Largs is a seaside resort on the Clyde coast of Ayrshire, with a population of 10,900 in 2022. It’s where Viking power in Scotland was broken, at the Battle of Largs in 1263, and the Vikingar Exhibition is the town’s main attraction.
The Eileans
- Categories: island group, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.74841° or 55° 44′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.92516° or 4° 55′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C7QP3XF+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 4233801OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q7731671
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In Other Languages
“The Eileans” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Eileans”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Eilean and The Spoig.
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