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Bottle Island

Coordinates: 57°57′39″N 5°27′35″W / 57.96083°N 5.45972°W / 57.96083; -5.45972
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Bottle Island
Location
Bottle Island is located in Highland
Bottle Island
Bottle Island
Bottle Island shown within Highland
OS grid referenceNB9541802002
Coordinates57°57′39″N 5°27′35″W / 57.96083°N 5.45972°W / 57.96083; -5.45972
Physical geography
Island groupSummer Isles
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Lymphad

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

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  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
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