Tràigh Ghortain
Tràigh Ghortain is a beach in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Tràigh Ghortain is situated nearby to the archaeological site Dun site, as well as near the islet Eilean an Eich.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coll Airport and Dùn an Achaidh.
Coll Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coll Island Airport is located 5 NM west southwest of Arinagour on the island of Coll in the Inner Hebrides.
Dùn an Achaidh
Archaeological site
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Dùn an Achaidh, sometimes Anglicised as Dun Acha, is a dun located near the village of Acha on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is considered the best preserved dun on the island. Dùn an Achaidh is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Tràigh Ghortain.
Breachacha Castle
Castle
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breachacha Castle is either of two structures on the shore of Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll, Scotland. The earlier is a 15th-century tower house that was a stronghold of the Macleans of Coll, the island having been granted to John Maclean in 1431. Breachacha Castle is situated 1 mile west of Tràigh Ghortain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acha and Coll.
Coll
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coll is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.
Arinagour
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arinagour is a village on the island of Coll, in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50. Arinagour is situated 3½ miles northeast of Tràigh Ghortain.
Tràigh Ghortain
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.58846° or 56° 35′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.6017° or 6° 36′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C8MH9QX+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 486821614OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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