Eilean Sùbhainn is the largest of several small islands in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. It is the second largest freshwater island in Scotland after Inchmurrin.
| Meaning of name | Possibly "island of berries"[1] |
|---|---|
| Location | |
  Eilean Sùbhainn Eilean Sùbhainn shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NG923722 |
| Coordinates | 57°41′N 5°29′W / 57.69°N 5.48°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Loch Maree |
| Area | 118 ha |
| Area rank | 141 (Freshwater: 2) [2] |
| Highest elevation | 36 m |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[3] |
 | |
| References | [4] |
Lying 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) northeast of Talladale, the island is partially forested and uninhabited. It rises to 36 metres (118 feet) and extends to 118 hectares (290 acres). The island is a nature reserve and includes several small lochans.[5][6]
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Place names C to E" Archived 2011-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. Gordon C. Harrison. Retrieved 11 June 2012 - quoting Wentworth, R.G., (1998) Place-Names of Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve. Scottish Natural Heritage.
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Overview of Eilean Subhainn". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- ^ "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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57°41.5′N 5°29′W / 57.6917°N 5.483°W
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