North Eilean

North Eilean is an islet in North Ayrshire, Scotland. North Eilean is situated nearby to the islet The Eileans, as well as near the beach Newton Sands.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Eileans and Millport Town Hall.

The Eileans

Islet

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". The Eileans is situated 650 feet south of North Eilean.

Millport Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Millport Town Hall is a municipal building in Clifton Street, Millport, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The structure is used as a community events centre. Millport Town Hall is situated 1,500 feet northwest of North Eilean.

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 2,000 feet north of North Eilean.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Millport and Fairlie.

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.

Fairlie

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. Fairlie is situated 3 miles east of North Eilean.

Largs

Photo: Scotia, CC BY 3.0.

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.

North Eilean

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.75013° or 55° 45′ 1″ north

Longitude

-4.92541° or 4° 55′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C7QQ32F+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4233802

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Newton Sands and Millport Bay.

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