Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Gillean

Gillean, island, Ross-shire, at W. entrance to Loch Alsh, 1 mile N. of Kyleakin, pop. 6; on SW. point is a lighthouse, 70 ft. high, with fixed light (Kyle Akin, Loch Alsh), 53 ft. above high water and seen 12 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Ross Shire ScoCnty

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