Eilean dà Mhèinn, is a small inhabited island in Loch Crinan and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean dà Mhèinn |
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Meaning of name | island of two mines |
![]() Eilean dà Mhèinn in Loch Crinan | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NR781944 |
Coordinates | 56.091°N 5.567°W / 56.091; -5.567 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Islay |
Area | c. 3 ha (7 acres) |
Highest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Argyll and Bute |
Demographics | |
Population | 1[1] |
Population rank | 89= [2] |
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References | [3] |
It is about 100 metres (330 ft) to the west of the village of Crinan in Knapdale at high tide and only a fraction of that distance from the mainland shore at low tide.[3]
Although apparently not permanently inhabited in 2001[4] according to the 2011 census there was a single inhabitant at that time.[1] It has a landing stage on the eastern shore and a building near the centre of the island.[3] The crowded harbour at Crinan has so many moorings that "it is no longer possible to anchor to the south or east" of the island.[5]
Eilean dà Mhèinn is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[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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