Eilean Mhic Chrion
Meaning of nameMacNiven's island
Eilean Mhic Chrion from near Ormaig
Eilean Mhic Chrion from near Ormaig
Location
Eilean Mhic Chrion is located in Argyll and Bute
Eilean Mhic Chrion
Eilean Mhic Chrion
Eilean Mhic Chrion shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceNM803034
Coordinates56°10′23″N 5°32′24″W / 56.173°N 5.540°W / 56.173; -5.540
Physical geography
Island groupLoch Craignish
Area40 ha (99 acres)[1]
Area rank220= [2]
Highest elevation63 m (207 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaArgyll and Bute
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[3][4]

Eilean Mhic Chrion is a tidal island sheltering Ardfern in Loch Craignish, Scotland.

Eilean Mhic Chrion is one of 43 tidal islands that can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain and one of 17 that can be walked to from the Scottish mainland.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  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. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. ^ Peter Caton (2011) No Boat Required - Exploring Tidal Islands. Matador.
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56°10′22″N 5°32′24″W / 56.17278°N 5.54000°W / 56.17278; -5.54000


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