Bottle Island
Bottle Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a' Bhotail) is one of the Summer Isles[1] in Loch Broom, Scotland. So called because of its shape, an alternative name is Eilean Druim Briste, "broken ridge island".[2]
Location | |
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Bottle Island Bottle Island shown within Highland | |
OS grid reference | NB9541802002 |
Coordinates | 57°57′39″N 5°27′35″W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Summer Isles |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Highland |
References
- "Bottle Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- Scottish Parliament: Gaelic Placenames Archived September 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- British Sub Aqua Club - Achiltibuie & The Summer Isles Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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