Eilean Dubh
Eilean Dubh (Scottish Gaelic, 'Black Island') may refer to: * List of islands called Eilean Dubh * ''Eilean Dubh'' (ferry) See also * Black Island (other) *Black Isle The Black Isle ( gd, an t-Eilean Dubh, ) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands. It includes the towns of Cromarty and Fortrose, and the villages of Culbokie, Jemimaville, Rosemarkie, Avoch, Munlochy, Tore, and Nor ...

List Of Islands Called Eilean Dubh
''Eilean Dubh'' means 'Black Island' in Scottish Gaelic. Several islands in Scotland are called ''Eilean Dubh'', including: * Eilean Dubh, Balnakeil Bay, an island in Balnakeil Bay, near Durness in Sutherland *Eilean Dubh, Kyles of Bute, an island in the Kyles of Bute * Eilean Dubh, Loch Craignish, an island in Loch Craignish, south of Oban in Argyll * Eilean Dubh, Sound of Jura, an island in the Sound of Jura * Eilean Dubh, Summer Isles, an island in the Summer Isles group *Eilean Dubh, two separate islets neighbouring Erraid, Inner Hebrides *Eilean Dubh a small fresh water island in Loch Shiel *Eilean Dubh, an islet connected to Eilean Mòr, Loch Dunvegan at low tide * Eilean Dubh a' Chumhainn Mhòir, an island in Loch Tarbert, Jura *Eilean Dubh Mòr an island in the Firth of Lorne * Eilean Dubh Beag an island in the Firth of Lorne *Eilean Dubh Beag an islet north of Eilean Dubh in Loch Dunvegan *Eilean Dubh Mòr, a freshwater islet in Loch Sgadabhagh, North Uist * Dubh Eilea ...
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Eilean Dubh (ferry)
The Kessock Ferry used to ply between Inverness and the Black Isle, across the Beauly Firth. It was withdrawn on the opening of the Kessock Bridge in 1982. Service The ferry crossed between North and South Kessock at the narrows between the Moray and Beauly Firths. This was the first of three firths north of Inverness, and the ferry provided a vital service for the local farming community wishing to sell their produce in Inverness. Along with the Cromarty and Dornoch firths, the narrows at Kessock have been bridged by the A9. Ferries There is an early record of a ferry at Kessock in the 15th century. Over the years sail, steam and diesel-powered ferries have crossed the narrows to provide a direct link between the Black Isle and Inverness, until the opening of the Kessock Bridge in 1982. The ferry was caught in a storm early in the evening of 23 February 1894, leading to the death of three ferrymen and three coastguards who were attempting to rescue them. The tragedy was im ...
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Black Island (other)
Black Island may refer to: Places Antarctica * Black Island (Ross Archipelago) * Black Island (Wilhelm Archipelago) Asia * Black Island (Calamian Group), Palawan, Philippines * Kunashir Island, possibly meaning Black Island, Kuril Islands * Kuroshima (Okinawa) (''Black Island''), Japan Europe * Black Island Platform railway station, in an area known as the Black Island, Blair Atholl, Scotland *Black Island, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland *Black Island, Dartrey Forest, County Monaghan, Ireland *Duvillaun (''Black Island''), North Mayo, Ireland * Pico Island, traditionally Black Island, Azores North America * Black Island (Bahamas), an island of the Bahamas * Black Island, Friday Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Black Island, Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada * Black Island (Ontario), an island of Ontario, Canada * Black Island, Georgia, U.S. * Black Island, Missouri, U.S. * Black Island, the name of several islands of the ...
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