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Seana Chreag

Coastal Feature, Headland, Point in Ross-shire

Scotland

Seana Chreag

Road improvements at Gruinard
Road improvements at Gruinard Credit: Alan Reid

Seana Chreag is a prominent headland located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is known for its rugged cliffs, dramatic coastal scenery, and stunning views of the surrounding landscape. The headland juts out into the North Sea, providing a natural barrier against the crashing waves and strong currents.

Seana Chreag is a popular destination for hikers and nature enthusiasts, as it offers a variety of walking trails and opportunities to observe local wildlife such as seabirds, seals, and dolphins. The headland is also home to a variety of plant species, including heather, gorse, and wildflowers.

In addition to its natural beauty, Seana Chreag has a rich history, with evidence of ancient settlements and archaeological sites dating back to prehistoric times. The headland has also been the site of several significant events throughout history, including battles and conflicts between rival clans.

Overall, Seana Chreag is a unique and picturesque coastal feature that showcases the natural beauty and rich history of the Ross-shire region. Its rugged cliffs, diverse wildlife, and stunning views make it a must-see destination for visitors to Scotland.

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Seana Chreag Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 57.889186/-5.4614706 or Grid Reference NG9494. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Road improvements at Gruinard
Road improvements at Gruinard
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.
A832 The A832 runs 127 miles from the Black Isle to Braemore Junction <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7232275">NH2077 : Braemore Junction</a>. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A832" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A832">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>
A832
The A832 runs 127 miles from the Black Isle to Braemore Junction NH2077 : Braemore Junction. LinkExternal link
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
Mungasdale beach
Mungasdale beach
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.
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Seana Chreag is located at Grid Ref: NG9494 (Lat: 57.889186, Lng: -5.4614706)

Unitary Authority: Highland

Police Authority: Highlands and Islands

What 3 Words

///skinning.indicates.skirt. Near Ullapool, Highland

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An Eilid Gruinard Island Seana Chreag

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Located within 500m of 57.889186,-5.4614706
Natural: cave_entrance
Lat/Long: 57.8916054/-5.4627499
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Lat/Long: 57.8897523/-5.4608226
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An Eilid
Ele: 104
Natural: peak
Lat/Long: 57.8883523/-5.4693821
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