| Eilean an Ròin Mòr | |
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| Location | |
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Eilean an Ròin Mòr
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| En an Ròin Mòr shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NC177584 |
| Names | |
| Norse name | Eilean an Ròin Mòr |
| Meaning of name | large seal island |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 33 hectares (0.13 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 63 metres (207 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Highland / Islands of Sutherland |
| Local Authority | Highland |
| References | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Eilean an Ròin Mòr is an uninhabited island in north west Sutherland.
Eilean an Ròin Mòr, with its neighbour, Eilean an Ròin Beag, forms rocky peninsula to the north of Oldshoremore beach.[2] Only a narrow channel separates it from the mainland.[3]
The rocky island has little vegetation.[2]