Eilean an Eoin

Eilean an Eoin is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Eilean an Eoin is situated nearby to the island Eilean Ghaoideamal, as well as near Oronsay.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oronsay and Oronsay Priory.

Oronsay

Island

Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oronsay, also sometimes spelt and pronounced Oransay by the local community, is a small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides with an area of 543 hectares.

Oronsay Priory

Cemetery

Photo: Hole in the wall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oronsay Priory was a monastery of canons regular on the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll, off the coast of Scotland. It was established in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles. Oronsay Priory is situated 2 miles northwest of Eilean an Eoin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scalasaig and Colonsay.

Scalasaig

Village

Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle. Scalasaig is situated 5 miles north of Eilean an Eoin.

Colonsay

Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.

Eilean an Eoin

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.9994° or 55° 59′ 58″ north

Longitude

-6.22744° or 6° 13′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C7MXQXF+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 711688598

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Highlights include Eilean Ghaoideamal and Leaba Mhòr.

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