Eilean Mòr, Loch Dunvegan

For other places with the same name, see Eilean Mòr.
Eilean Mòr
Gaelic name Eilean Mòr
Meaning of name big island
Location
Eilean Mòr
Eilean Mòr shown relative to Skye
OS grid reference NG226487
Physical geography
Island group Skye
Area 17 hectares (42 acres)[1]
Highest elevation 23 metres (75 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland
Demographics
Population 0
References [2]

Eilean Mòr is an uninhabited island in Loch Dunvegan in north west Skye, Scotland. At low water the island is connected to Eilean Dubh.[3]

Eilean Mòr beyond Loch Erghallan

Footnotes

  1. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. "Eilean Mòr". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 13 December 2009.

Coordinates: 57°26′39″N 6°37′28″W / 57.44417°N 6.62444°W / 57.44417; -6.62444


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