Eilean Mhic Chrion

Island in Scotland, United Kingdom

56°10′23″N 5°32′24″W / 56.173°N 5.540°W / 56.173; -5.540Physical geographyIsland groupLoch CraignishArea40 ha (99 acres)[1]Area rank220= [2]Highest elevation63 m (207 ft)AdministrationCouncil areaArgyll and ButeCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomDemographicsPopulation0LymphadReferences[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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