Eilean Mhic Chrion

Eilean Mhic Chrion
Meaning of name MacNiven's island

Eilean Mhic Chrion from near Ormaig
Location
Eilean Mhic Chrion
Eilean Mhic Chrion shown within Scotland
OS grid reference NM803034
Coordinates 56°10′23″N 5°32′24″W / 56.173°N 5.540°W / 56.173; -5.540
Physical geography
Island group Loch Craignish
Area 40 hectares (99 acres)[1]
Area rank 220= [2]
Highest elevation 63 m
Administration
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 over 20 ha 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. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  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 / 56.17278; -5.54000


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