Bottle Island

One of the Summer Isles in Loch Broom, Scotland

57°57′39″N 5°27′35″W / 57.96083°N 5.45972°W / 57.96083; -5.45972Physical geographyIsland groupSummer IslesAdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaHighlandLymphad

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]

It is a popular dive site.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bottle Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ Scottish Parliament: Gaelic Placenames Archived September 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ British Sub Aqua Club - Achiltibuie & The Summer Isles Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Bottle Island at Wikimedia Commons

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Summer Isles (Na h-Eileanan Samhraidh), Inner Hebrides
  • Bottle Island/Eilean a' Bhotail
  • Eilean Dubh
  • Horse Island/Eilean nam Eich
  • Isle Martin/Eilean Mhàrtainn
  • Priest Island/Eilean a' Chlèirich
  • Isle Ristol/Eilean Ruisteil
  • Tanera Beag
  • Tanera Mòr


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