Eilean an Ròin Mòr
Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean an Ròin Mòr |
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Meaning of name | large seal island |
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Location | |
OS grid reference | NC177584 |
Coordinates | 58°28′34″N 5°07′37″W / 58.476°N 5.127°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Highland / Islands of Sutherland |
Area | 33 hectares (0.13 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 63 metres (207 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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References | [1][2][3] |
Eilean an Ròin Mòr is an uninhabited island in north west Sutherland.
Geography
[edit]Eilean an Ròin Mòr, with its neighbour, Eilean an Ròin Beag, forms rocky peninsula to the north of Oldshoremore beach.[2] Only a narrow channel separates it from the mainland.[3]
The rocky island has little vegetation.[2]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey
58°28′34″N 5°7′38″W / 58.47611°N 5.12722°W
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