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Garbh Eilean is a forested island in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Garbh Eilean looking to Eilean Ruairidh Mòr
Garbh Eilean looking to Eilean Ruairidh Mòr

Garbh Eilean
Scottish Gaelic nameGarbh Eilean
Meaning of nameRough Island
Location
Garbh Eilean
Garbh Eilean shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNG911725
Coordinates57.7°N 5.5°W / 57.7; -5.5
Physical geography
Island groupLoch Maree
Area39 ha (96 acres)[1]
Area rank(Freshwater: 9)[2]
Highest elevation25 m (82 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaHighland
Demographics
Population0
References[3][4]

Garbh Eilean lies between Eilean Sùbhainn and Eilean Ruairidh Mòr. The islands are among the least disturbed in Britain. They are managed as the Loch Maree National Nature Reserve by agreements between Scottish Natural Heritage and their owners.[5]


Footnotes


  1. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  4. Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
  5. "Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2007.





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