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Discover Portnahaven in United Kingdom
Portnahaven in the region of Scotland is a town located in United Kingdom - some 389 mi or ( 626 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Portnahaven is now 09:05 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Port Charlotte, Derry, Liverpool, Lisburn, and Kilchoman. When in this area, you might want to check out Port Charlotte . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Portnahaven ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Beautiful Islay Winter Video
This is a ten minute introduction of a French spoken Islay movie created in the wintertime with Jeremy Hastings of Islay Birding and Donald James McPhee, headkeeper of Dunlossit Estate ..
Bruichladdich Octomore
Master Blender Jim McEwan entertains his way through the Bruichladdich Octomore from the Bruichladdich still house on Islay, Scotland. Octomore is the smokiest whisky made. ..
Machir Beach
Beach fun on Islay, Scotland ..
A Week at Kilchoman Beach, Machir Bay, Islay
In October 2008 I spent a week on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. I stayed at Kilchoman House Cottages, only a short distance away from Kilchoman Beach and Machir Bay. Every "morning" (sometimes quite la ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Eilean Mhic Coinnich
Eilean Mhic Coinnich, also known as Mackenzie Island (although recorded on the Land Register as McKenseys Island), is an uninhabited island of 17.3 hectares, lying off the southern end of the Rinns of Islay peninsula on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, Scotland. Lying just off the coast from the village of Portnahaven and north of the island of Orsay, Eilean Mhic Coinnich came onto the market in 2008. At the time the vendor, Gilbert MacNab of Stirling, grazed cattle there.
Located at 55.68 -6.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Orsay, Inner Hebrides
Orsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven. The Rinns of Islay lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson.
Located at 55.67 -6.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Rhinns complex
The Rhinns complex is a deformed Palaeoproterozoic igneous complex that is considered to form the basement to the Colonsay Group of metasedimentary rocks. The largest outcrop of the complex is on the Rhinns of Islay, from where the complex gets its name. It has also been recognised in three other inliers extending to the southwest as far as Inishtrahull, off the north coast of Donegal.
Located at 55.67 -6.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Easter Ellister
Easter Ellister is a settlement on the Rinns of Islay on Islay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies just off the A847 road between Portnahaven and Port Charlotte.
Located at 55.69 -6.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Rinns of Islay
The Rinns of Islay is an area on the west of the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is a peninsula that is attached to the main body of the island at its northern end. The main population centres are Port Charlotte and Portnahaven, based on the A847 that runs along its eastern coast. It is designated a Special Protection Area due to its importance for a number of breeding and wintering birds, particularly Greenland White-fronted Goose and Chough.
Located at 55.74 -6.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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