Eilean Dubh, Summer Isles

Eilean Dubh
Scottish Gaelic nameEilein Dhuibh
Meaning of nameblack island
Location
Eilean Dubh is located in Ross and Cromarty
Eilean Dubh
Eilean Dubh
Summer Isles shown within Highland
OS grid referenceNB 972038
Coordinates57°58′41″N 5°25′48″W / 57.978°N 5.430°W / 57.978; -5.430
Physical geography
Island groupSummer Isles
Area37 hectares (0.14 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevationAn Uspairn 87 metres (285 ft)
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2]

Eilean Dubh is an uninhabited island in Loch Broom, one of the smaller Summer Isles. It lies about two miles south of Tanera Beag and has probably not been permanently occupied.[3] Eilean Dubh is owned by Dr Van Arman, who built a substantial wooden chalet in the north-east cove.[3]

Eilean Dubh
Beach on Eilein Dhuibh

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Rick Livingstone's Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (PDF). Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  3. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

57°58′39″N 5°25′50″W / 57.97750°N 5.43056°W / 57.97750; -5.43056