Garbh Eilean, Loch Maree
Garbh Eilean is a forested island in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Scottish Gaelic name | Garbh Eilean |
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Meaning of name | Rough Island |
Location | |
Garbh Eilean Garbh Eilean shown within Highland Scotland | |
OS grid reference | NG911725 |
Coordinates | 57.7°N 5.5°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Loch Maree |
Area | 39 ha (96 acres)[1] |
Area rank | (Freshwater: 9) [2] |
Highest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Highland |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [3][4] |
Garbh Eilean lies between Eilean Sùbhainn and Eilean Ruairidh Mòr. The islands are among the least disturbed in Britain. They are managed as the Loch Maree National Nature Reserve by agreements between Scottish Natural Heritage and their owners.[5]
Footnotes
- Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- 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.
- 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
- "Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
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