Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Isle Ristol
Also known as: Eilean Ruisteil
Isle Ristol in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Kim McGillivray — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Isle Ristol is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Isle Ristol is an uninhabited island located off the coast of Wester Ross, part of the Summer Isles. It covers an area of 225 hectares and features a rise of 71 meters above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article
Isle Ristol, the innermost of the Summer Isles in Scotland, is a Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve. Lying roughly 12 miles (19 kilometres) north of Ullapool in Wester Ross, it is a tidal island, in Loch an Alltain Duibh, that is separated by a narrow channel from Old Dorney Bay. Access is by boat from Old Dornie. Over fifty higher species have been identified amongst the flora on the Isle Ristol machair, amongst which are moonwort and adder's tongue. Isle Ristol was a site of a British Fishery Society station in the late 18th century.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.0442, -5.4372
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV26 2YR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Official site
- www.scottish-places.info
Sources
- wikidata: Q369016 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Isle Ristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Glas-leac Mòr
Islands · 2.5 km
Meall a' Chaisteil
Mountains & hills · 2.6 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Isle Ristol?
- Isle Ristol is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV26 2YR).
- What is Isle Ristol?
- Isle Ristol in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Isle Ristol?
- Drivers can use postcode IV26 2YR.
- Is Isle Ristol free to visit?
- Yes, Isle Ristol is free to enter.
- How do I get to Isle Ristol?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV26 2YR. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.