Eilean an Ròin Mòr

Eilean an Ròin Mòr
Norse name Eilean an Ròin Mòr
Meaning of name large seal island
Location
Eilean an Ròin Mòr
En an Ròin Mòr shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid reference NC177584
Coordinates 58°28′34″N 5°07′37″W / 58.476°N 5.127°W / 58.476; -5.127
Physical geography
Island group Highland / Islands of Sutherland
Area 33 hectares (0.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation 63 metres (207 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland
Demographics
Population 0
References [1][2][3]

Eilean an Ròin Mòr is an uninhabited island in north west Sutherland.

Geography

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]

Footnotes

  1. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. 1 2 3 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  3. 1 2 Ordnance Survey

Coordinates: 58°28′34″N 5°7′38″W / 58.47611°N 5.12722°W / 58.47611; -5.12722


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