-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- United Kingdom »
- Scotland » Torrastan
Torrastan Destination Guide
Explore Torrastan in United Kingdom
Torrastan in the region of Scotland is a town in United Kingdom - some 440 mi or ( 708 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Torrastan is now 12:10 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Stornoway, Derry, Lochgilphead, Liverpool, and Greenock. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Stornoway . Where to go and what to see in Torrastan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Dùn Morbhaidh
Dùn Morbhaidh, also known as Dun Borbaidh, is a hillfort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. The early 20th century antiquary Erskine Beveridge considered it as one of the four most interesting fortifications on Coll. The site is located at grid reference NM23456331.
Located at 56.68 -6.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Coll
Coll is a small island, west of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Coll is known for its sandy beaches, which rise to form large sand dunes, for its corncrakes, and for Breachacha Castle.
Located at 56.63 -6.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Dùn Dubh
Dùn Dubh is a hillfort, located on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. The fort is one of three associated with a local tradition which states that they were once the fortresses of Norsemen before being defeated by a Maclean chieftain. The early 20th century antiquary Erskine Beveridge considered it as one of the four most interesting fortifications, on Coll. The site is located at grid reference NM18365942.
Located at 56.64 -6.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Eilean Ornsay
Eilean Ornsay is a rocky and uninhabited island located off the south-western coast of the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is situated on the western side of Loch Eatharna and is joined to Coll at low tide. Evidence of the dun and other archaeological finds were recently discovered by a field walk on the east side of Coll.
Located at 56.61 -6.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Dùn Anlaimh
Dùn Anlaimh, also known as Dùn Amhlaidh, and Eilean nan Cinneachan, is a crannog (an artificial island), located within Loch nan Cinneachan on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. Upon the crannog there are the remains of walls and several buildings. These remains are not unlike those of other fortified islands found throughout the Outer Hebrides, and it is likely that Dùn Anlaimh dates from the late Middle Ages.
Located at 56.62 -6.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.