Eilean Mhic Chrion
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Eilean Mhic Chrion from near Ormaig | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Eilean Mhic Chrion Eilean Mhic Chrion shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NM803034 |
| Names | |
| Meaning of name | MacNiven's island |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Loch Craignish |
| Area | 40 hectares (99 acres)[1] |
| Area rank | 220= [2] |
| Highest elevation | 63 m |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [3][4] |
Eilean Mhic Chrion is a tidal island sheltering Ardfern in Loch Craignish, Scotland.
Eilean Mhic Chrion is one of 43 tidal islands that can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain and one of 17 that can be walked to from the Scottish mainland.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Peter Caton (2011) No Boat Required - Exploring Tidal Islands. Matador.
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