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|meaning of name= Possibly "island of berries"<ref>[http://www.gordon-c-harrison.co.uk/content/place_names_c_to_e/ "Place names C to E"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226044827/http://www.gordon-c-harrison.co.uk/content/place_names_c_to_e/ |date=2011-12-26 }}. Gordon C. Harrison. Retrieved 11 June 2012 - quoting Wentworth, R.G., (1998) Place-Names of Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve. Scottish Natural Heritage.</ref>
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'''Eilean Sùbhainn''' is the largest of several small islands in [[Loch Maree]], [[Wester Ross]], [[Scotland]]. It is the second largest freshwater island in Scotland after [[Inchmurrin]].
'''Eilean Sùbhainn''' is the largest of several small islands in [[Loch Maree]], [[Wester Ross]], [[Scotland]]. It is the second largest freshwater island in Scotland after [[Inchmurrin]].
[[File:Maree Subhainn.jpg|left|thumb|Lochan on Eilean Sùbhainn]]
[[File:Maree Subhainn.jpg|left|thumb|Lochan on Eilean Sùbhainn]]
Lying a mile (2&nbsp;km) northeast of [[Talladale]], the island is partially forested and uninhabited. It rises to 36m (118 feet) and extends to 118 ha (292 acres). The island is a nature reserve and includes several small lochans.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1662.html| title=Overview of Eilean Subhainn| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/designatedareas/nnrs/LochMaree/LochMaree.asp| title=Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve| publisher=[[Scottish Natural Heritage]]| accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref>
Lying {{convert|1|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=off}} northeast of [[Talladale]], the island is partially forested and uninhabited. It rises to {{convert|36|m|ft|abbr=off}} and extends to {{convert|118|ha|acre}}. The island is a nature reserve and includes several small lochans.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1662.html| title=Overview of Eilean Subhainn| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/designatedareas/nnrs/LochMaree/LochMaree.asp| title=Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve| publisher=[[Scottish Natural Heritage]]| accessdate=2007-12-14| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065916/http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/designatedareas/nnrs/LochMaree/LochMaree.asp| archive-date=2011-07-16| url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 21 June 2021

Eilean Sùbhainn
Meaning of namePossibly "island of berries"[1]
Location
Eilean Sùbhainn is located in Highland
Eilean Sùbhainn
Eilean Sùbhainn
Eilean Sùbhainn shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNG923722
Coordinates57°41′N 5°29′W / 57.69°N 5.48°W / 57.69; -5.48
Physical geography
Island groupLoch Maree
Area118 ha
Area rank141 (Freshwater: 2) [2]
Highest elevation36 m
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[3]
Lymphad
References[4]

Eilean Sùbhainn is the largest of several small islands in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. It is the second largest freshwater island in Scotland after Inchmurrin.

Lochan on Eilean Sùbhainn

Lying 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) northeast of Talladale, the island is partially forested and uninhabited. It rises to 36 metres (118 feet) and extends to 118 hectares (290 acres). The island is a nature reserve and includes several small lochans.[5][6]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Place names C to E" Archived 2011-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. Gordon C. Harrison. Retrieved 11 June 2012 - quoting Wentworth, R.G., (1998) Place-Names of Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve. Scottish Natural Heritage.
  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. ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey
  5. ^ "Overview of Eilean Subhainn". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
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