Eilean Dubh, Summer Isles
For other places with the same name, see Eilean Dubh.
| Gaelic name | Eilein Dhuibh |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | black island |
| Location | |
  Eilean Dubh Summer Isles shown within Highland | |
| OS grid reference | NB 972038 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Summer Isles |
| Area | 37 hectares (0.14 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | An Uspairn 87 metres (285 ft) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2] |
Eilean Dubh is an uninhabited island in Loch Broom, one of the smaller Summer Isles. It lies about two miles south of Tanera Beag and has probably not been permanently occupied.[3] Eilean Dubh is owned by Dr Van Arman, who built a substantial wooden chalet in the north-east cove.[3]
Eilean Dubh
Beach on Eilein Dhuibh
Footnotes
- ↑ "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (PDF). Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- 1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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Coordinates: 57°58′39″N 5°25′50″W / 57.97750°N 5.43056°W
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