Eilean Dubh

#6832 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Facts and practical information

This particular Eilean Dubh is sometimes known as Glen Caladh Island and lies just off the Cowal peninsula in the Kyles of Bute. The island is around 0.3 kilometres at its longest length and rises to a height of 19 metres above sea level. It is almost entirely covered by woodland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°55'58"N, 5°11'37"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Eilean Dubh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kilmodan Church, Kilmodan Carved Stones, Kames Castle, Cruach nan Capull.

5.3 miN
Church
Kilmodan Church
136 min walk • Built in 1783 Kilmodan Church, is in the Clachan of Glendaruel in the Kilmodan parish of the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. It is constructed to a Georgian T-plan design and a category B listed building.
5.3 miN
Archaeological site
Kilmodan Carved Stones
136 min walk • The Kilmodan Carved Stones are a group of West Highland carved grave slabs exhibited in a burial aisle within Kilmodan Churchyard, Clachan of Glendaruel, within the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute. They are in the care of Historic Scotland.
6.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Kames Castle, Port Bannatyne
158 min walk • Kames Castle is a 16th-century tower house located on the shore of Kames Bay near Port Bannatyne, on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. The castle, which is set in 20 acres of planted grounds, includes a 2-acre 18th-century walled garden. It is extended through the addition of a range of stone cottages.
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cruach nan Capull
154 min walk • Cruach nan Capull is a mountain within the Arrochar Alps, near Loch Fyne, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It stands on the southern side of Hell's Glen and rises to a height of 611 m.
1.8 miSE
Harbor
Rhubodach, Isle of Bute
47 min walk • Rhubodach is a small settlement on the north-eastern shore of the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The name Rhubodach may come from the Gaelic Rubha a' Bhodaich which translates as old man's point or promontory or alternatively may be from An Rubha Bhòdaich meaning the Bute headland.
5.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Wester Kames Castle, Isle of Bute
150 min walk • Wester Kames Castle is located near Kames Bay near Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland. Dating from around 1700, the castle was rebuilt around 1900 from a ruined state.