Eilean na Muice Duibhe, Islay

#11 among attractions in Islay

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Eilean na Muice Duibhe, also known as Duich Moss, is an area of low-level blanket mire on the island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland. Located south of the town of Bowmore and with an area of 576 hectares, the area has been protected as a Ramsar Site since 1988. ()

Coordinates: 55°43'20"N, 6°15'20"W

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Eilean na Muice Duibhe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Machrie golf course, Mactaggart Leisure Centre, Kilarrow Parish Church, Bowmore Distillery.

4 miS
Golf
Machrie golf course, Islay
102 min walk • The Machrie Golf Course, or "The Machrie Links", is located on Islay, in Scotland. The word "machrie" is a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic machair, which means more or less the same as "links" did on the east coast of Scotland.
2.7 miNW
55°45'26"N • 6°17'22"W
Mactaggart Leisure Centre, Bowmore
70 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
2.5 miNW
Church
Kilarrow Parish Church, Bowmore
65 min walk • Kilarrow Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, overlooking and serving Bowmore on the island of Islay. The "Round Church", as it is often known, was built in 1767.
2.7 miNW
Brewery, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Bowmore Distillery, Bowmore
70 min walk • Bowmore is a distillery that produces Scotch whisky on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. The distillery, which lies on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland and is said to have been established in 1779.
5.2 miNW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay
133 min walk • Bruichladdich Distillery is a distillery on the Rhinns of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The distillery produces mainly single malt Scotch whisky, but has also offered artisanal gin. It is owned by Rémy Cointreau and is one of nine working distilleries on the island.
3.7 miNE
Memorial
Dun Nosebridge, Islay
96 min walk • Dun Nosebridge is an Iron Age fort southeast of Bridgend, Islay, Scotland. The fort is located on the right bank of the River Laggan.
3.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Mulindry House, Islay
86 min walk • Mulindry House, also known as Caisteal Mhic Dhomhnuill or Mullintrae House, was a fortified house north of Mulindry Farm, Islay, Scotland.
4.9 miW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Port Charlotte distillery, Islay
126 min walk • Port Charlotte Distillery was a Scotch whisky distillery on the island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland from 1829 to 1929. The distillery was based in the village of Port Charlotte 2 miles southwest from the Bruichladdich distillery.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Leorin Loch, Islay
131 min walk • Leorin Loch is of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Port Ellen, and is one of a group of three lochs supplying water to the island. The earthfill dam is 1.5 metres high.