Eilean Dubh Mòr (Scottish Gaelic: big black island) is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach. The area of the island has been measured variously—at 50 hectares (120 acres) by Livingstone[1] and 65 hectares (160 acres) by Haswell-Smith,[4] the latter including the nearby islet of Eilean Dubh Beag (Scottish Gaelic: small black island), which is joined to Eilean Dubh Mòr at low tide.[5]
Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Dubh Mòr |
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Meaning of name | big black island |
Looking from Eilean Dubh Mòr over the anchorage to Eilean Dubh Beag. | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NM695105 |
Coordinates | 56.23°N 5.72°W / 56.23; -5.72 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Black Islands |
Area | 50 hectares (124 acres)[1] |
Area rank | 199 [2] |
Highest elevation | 53 m |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Argyll and Bute |
Demographics | |
Population | 0[3] |
References | [4][5][6] |
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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Unknown |
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