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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"]. 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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|meaning of name= Possibly St Swithin's Isle |
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|area=118 ha |
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|area rank= 141 (Freshwater: 2) |
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|highest elevation= 36 m |
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|island group=[[Loch Maree]] |
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|local authority=[[Highland (council area)|Highland]] |
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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]]. |
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| Meaning of name | Possibly "island of berries"[1] |
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| Location | |
| OS grid reference | NG923722 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Loch Maree |
| Area | 118 ha |
| Area rank | 141 (Freshwater: 2) [2] |
| Highest elevation | 36 m |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[3] |
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| 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.
Lying a mile (2 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.[5][6]
Footnotes
- ^ "Place names C to E". Gordon C. Harrison. Retrieved 11 June 2012 - quoting Wentworth, R.G., (1998) Place-Names of Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve. Scottish Natural Heritage.
- ^ 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.
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Overview of Eilean Subhainn". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
- ^ "Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
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