Eilean Mhic Chrion

Eilean Mhic Chrion

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
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

  1. "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. Peter Caton (2011) No Boat Required - Exploring Tidal Islands. Matador.

Coordinates: 56°10′22″N 5°32′24″W / 56.17278°N 5.54000°W