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An Eilid

Hill, Mountain in Ross-shire

Scotland

An Eilid

Gruinard Bay Gruinard House, centre right
Gruinard Bay Credit: Donald MacDonald

An Eilid is a prominent hill located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is situated approximately 2 miles northwest of the village of Contin and about 20 miles west of Inverness. Standing at an impressive height of 1,691 feet (515 meters), An Eilid offers breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding area.

The hill is known for its distinctive shape, with a long ridge stretching from east to west. It is composed mainly of sandstone, which gives it a unique reddish appearance. An Eilid is a popular destination for hikers and hillwalkers due to its accessibility and stunning vistas. Several well-marked trails lead to the summit, providing a range of options for different levels of experience.

At the top of An Eilid, visitors are rewarded with awe-inspiring views of the surrounding Scottish Highlands. On clear days, it is possible to see as far as the Moray Firth and the Black Isle to the north, and the Torridon Mountains to the west. The hill is also home to an array of wildlife, including birds of prey such as buzzards and kestrels, as well as various species of deer and other mammals.

An Eilid is steeped in local folklore and legends, with tales of ancient battles and mythical creatures associated with the hill. It is a place of both natural beauty and cultural significance, attracting locals and tourists alike to explore its rugged terrain and immerse themselves in its rich history.

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An Eilid Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 57.888285/-5.4697893 or Grid Reference NG9494. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Gruinard Bay Gruinard House, centre right
Gruinard Bay
Gruinard House, centre right
Bouldery shore opposite Gruinard Island
Bouldery shore opposite Gruinard Island
Gruinard Island
Gruinard Island
Gruinard Island from the summit of Torr Mor The spit of land pointing towards the camera is Sron a' Mhoil, an easy spot for landing. Priest Island, the most south-westerly of the Summer Isles, is beyond on the right.
Gruinard Island from the summit of Torr Mor
The spit of land pointing towards the camera is Sron a' Mhoil, an easy spot for landing. Priest Island, the most south-westerly of the Summer Isles, is beyond on the right.
View across Guinard Bay Taken from a car park on the A832 near First Coast.
View across Guinard Bay
Taken from a car park on the A832 near First Coast.
Bàgh Mhungasdail
Bàgh Mhungasdail
Gruinard Island from the north Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gruinard Island from the north
Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: LinkExternal link
Gruinard Island - Stirk Rock Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gruinard Island - Stirk Rock
Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: LinkExternal link
Gruinard Island - west coast Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gruinard Island - west coast
Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: LinkExternal link
Gruinard Island - south-west coast Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gruinard Island - south-west coast
Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: LinkExternal link
Gruinard Island - south-west coast Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gruinard Island - south-west coast
Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: LinkExternal link
Gruinard Island - Aird nan Caorach Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gruinard Island - Aird nan Caorach
Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: LinkExternal link
Gruinard Island - east coast Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gruinard Island - east coast
Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990. Wikipedia article: LinkExternal link
An Eilid, Gruinard Island Bagged on a RIB trip from Ullapool for Jon Metcalfe's 1500th HuMP on a greyish day. A faint path goes NW from the spit to about 50 metres from the summit, a great help. Vegetation is thick with evidence of wild life including birds was rarely seen. Name: An Eilid Hill number: 4700 Height: 104m / 341ft Parent (Ma/M): none Area: 14A: Loch Maree to Loch Broom Class: Hu,1 Grid ref: NG944940 (est) Drop: 104m Col: Sea
An Eilid, Gruinard Island
Bagged on a RIB trip from Ullapool for Jon Metcalfe's 1500th HuMP on a greyish day. A faint path goes NW from the spit to about 50 metres from the summit, a great help. Vegetation is thick with evidence of wild life including birds was rarely seen. Name: An Eilid Hill number: 4700 Height: 104m / 341ft Parent (Ma/M): none Area: 14A: Loch Maree to Loch Broom Class: Hu,1 Grid ref: NG944940 (est) Drop: 104m Col: Sea
A View Towards Sròn a' Mhoil We landed on this stony spit before climbing to the summit of Gruinard Island. A view down the moorland towards a ruined dwelling, Sròn a' Mhoil and the mainland mountains beyond.
A View Towards Sròn a' Mhoil
We landed on this stony spit before climbing to the summit of Gruinard Island. A view down the moorland towards a ruined dwelling, Sròn a' Mhoil and the mainland mountains beyond.
A View Of Gruinard Island This is a view of Gruinard Island from the stony spit near Sròn a' Mhoil.
A View Of Gruinard Island
This is a view of Gruinard Island from the stony spit near Sròn a' Mhoil.
Coastline north of Mungasdale Boulders and rock with the Summer Isles beyond.
Coastline north of Mungasdale
Boulders and rock with the Summer Isles beyond.
Gruinard Island Storm clearing from the west and evening light produced this rainbow over Gruinard Island. Photographed from First Coast
Gruinard Island
Storm clearing from the west and evening light produced this rainbow over Gruinard Island. Photographed from First Coast
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An Eilid is located at Grid Ref: NG9494 (Lat: 57.888285, Lng: -5.4697893)

Unitary Authority: Highland

Police Authority: Highlands and Islands

What 3 Words

///disgraced.commenced.mammoth. Near Ullapool, Highland

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An Eilid
Ele: 104
Natural: peak
Lat/Long: 57.8883523/-5.4693821
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