Bottle Island

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Bottle Island
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Location
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Bottle Island
Bottle Island shown within Highland
OS grid reference NB9541802002
Coordinates 57°57′39″N5°27′35″W / 57.96083°N 5.45972°W / 57.96083; -5.45972
Physical geography
Island group Summer Isles
Administration
Council area Highland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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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

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