Glas Leac
Glas Leac is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Glas Leac is situated nearby to the village Scourie, as well as near the hamlet Tarbet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Handa Island.
Handa Island
Island
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Handa Island or usually Handa, is an island in Eddrachillis Bay off the west coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It is 309 hectares and 123 metres at its highest point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scourie and Tarbet.
Scourie
Village
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Scourie, historically spelled "Scoury", is a village on the north west coast of Scotland, about halfway between Ullapool and Durness. The name comes from the Gaelic word Sheiling or shed, a stone-built place of shelter used during the summer months.
Tarbet
Hamlet
Photo: AlastairG, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarbet is a hamlet in Sutherland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the nearest port of contact to the Scottish Wildlife Trust's national nature reserve of Handa Island, and a small ferry operates between the two.
Fanagmore
Hamlet
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fanagmore is a hamlet in Sutherland, Highland, in far northwestern Scotland. It lies on the south shore of Loch Laxford, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.
Glas Leac
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.3709° or 58° 22′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.1835° or 5° 11′ 1″ westOpen location code
9CCP9RC8+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 472556285OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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