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Loch an Eilein

Loch an Eilein is a lake in , . Loch an Eilein is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vallay and Oronsay.

Island
Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an uninhabited tidal island in the . It can be reached from by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people.

Islet
Photo: Jac Volbeda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a tidal island off in the . Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances.

Tower
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Georgian folly located near the village of on the island of in the . The name probably derives from the Old Norse scolpvik, or 'Scolp Bay'.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tigharry and Malaclete.

Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village on the west of . It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave.

Hamlet
Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of , .

Loch an Eilein

Latitude
57.6556° or 57° 39′ 20″ north
Longitude
-7.4559° or 7° 27′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C9JMG4V+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 852050792
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
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