Eilean Ceann na Creige is a small island near Kennacraig in West Loch Tarbert in Scotland.[1] Ceann na Creige is Gaelic for head of the rock.[2]
Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Ceann na Creige |
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Meaning of name | head of the rock |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NR818626 |
Coordinates | 55.81°N 5.48°W / 55.81; -5.48 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | West Loch Tarbert, Argyll |
Area | 6 ha (15 acres) |
Highest elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Argyll and Bute |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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Eilean Ceann na Creige is connected to Kennacraig by a causeway. It is the mainland terminal of the ferry to Islay,[3] Jura and Colonsay.
Argyll Islands | |
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Islay | |
West of Kintyre | |
Knapdale and Loch Craignish | |
Slate Islands | |
Firth of Lorn and Loch Linnhe | |
Mull | |
Treshnish Isles | |
Coll and Tiree | |
Firth of Clyde |
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