Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Rhinns, The

Rhinns, The.-- peninsula, in SW. of Islay island, Argyllshire; on Oversay island, off Rhinns Point, is a lighthouse 96 ft. high, with flashing light (Rhynns of Islay) 150 ft. above high water and seen 18 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "peninsula"   (ADL Feature Type: "capes")
Administrative units: Argyll ScoCnty
Place names: RHINNS     |     RHINNS THE     |     THE RHINNS

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