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Eilean an Ròin Mòr

Coordinates: 58°28′34″N 5°7′38″W / 58.47611°N 5.12722°W / 58.47611; -5.12722
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Eilean an Ròin Mòr
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean an Ròin Mòr
Meaning of namelarge seal island
Location
Eilean an Ròin Mòr is located in Highland
Eilean an Ròin Mòr
Eilean an Ròin Mòr
En an Ròin Mòr shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNC177584
Coordinates58°28′34″N 5°07′37″W / 58.476°N 5.127°W / 58.476; -5.127
Physical geography
Island groupHighland / Islands of Sutherland
Area33 hectares (0.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation63 metres (207 ft)
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[1][2][3]

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

Geography

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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

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

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