Eilean Fraoich

Eilean Fraoich is an islet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Eilean Fraoich is situated nearby to the islet Eilean Mòr, as well as near the archaeological site Eilean Buidhe, dun site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eilean Mòr and Eilean Buidhe.

Eilean Mòr

Islet

Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Mòr is an islet.

Eilean Buidhe

Islet

Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Buidhe is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colintraive and Tighnabruaich.

Colintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Once the site where cattle were swum across the narrows to the Isle of Bute, the MV Loch Dunvegan — a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne — now provides a link to the island.

Tighnabruaich

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tighnabruaich is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. Tighnabruaich is situated 3 miles southwest of Eilean Fraoich.

Kames

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kames is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute. Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto Tighnabruaich. Kames is situated 3½ miles southwest of Eilean Fraoich.

Eilean Fraoich

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

55.92809° or 55° 55′ 41″ north

Longitude

-5.17641° or 5° 10′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C7PWRHF+6C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 89817322

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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