Cruach Scarba, Scarba

Name: Cruach Scarba
Address: Scarba, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Scarba

Island, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Scarba is an island, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, just north of the much larger island of Jura. The island was owned by Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys, and has not been permanently inhabited since the 1960s. It is now covered in heather and used for grazing animals. Kilmory Lodge is used seasonally as a shooting lodge, the island having a flourishing herd of red deer. ()

Alternative names: Area: 5.69 mi²Coordinates: 56°10'36"N, 5°43'19"W

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Scarba United Kingdom

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Cruach Scarba – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Luing, Craignish Castle, Shuna, Slate Islands, Eilean Dubh Mòr.

4.7 miNE
Island
Luing
121 min walk • One of the island's most iconic landmarks is the Atlantic Bridge, a stunning feat of engineering that connects Luing to the nearby island of Seil. Visitors can stroll along the bridge and take in the panoramic views of the surrounding sea and rugged coastline, making...
5.3 miE
Forts and castles
Craignish Castle
136 min walk • Craignish Castle is located on the Craignish peninsula in Argyll, western Scotland. The present castle includes a 16th-century tower, the seat of the Campbell family of Craignish and Jura.
4.9 miNE
Island
Shuna, Slate Islands
125 min walk • Shuna is one of the Slate Islands lying east of Luing on the west coast of Scotland.
3.8 miN
Island
Eilean Dubh Mòr
97 min walk • Eilean Dubh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach.
4.5 miNW
Island
Eileach an Naoimh
116 min walk • Eileach an Naoimh, also known as Holy Isle, is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It is the southernmost of the Garvellachs archipelago and lies in the Firth of Lorne between Mull and Argyll.
4.7 miS
Hotel
Barnhill, Isle of Jura
120 min walk • Barnhill is a farmhouse in the north of the island of Jura in the Scottish Inner Hebrides overlooking the Sound of Jura. It stands on the site of a larger 15th-century settlement called Cnoc an t-Sabhail; the English name Barnhill having been in use since the early twentieth century.