Eilean dà Mhèinn explained

Coordinates:56.091°N -5.567°W
Location Map:Scotland Argyll and Bute
Official Name:Eilean dà Mhèinn
Gridreference:NR781944
Celtic Name:Eilean dà Mhèinn
Meaning Of Name:island of two mines
Highest Elevation:160NaN0
Population:1
Population Rank:89=
Island Group:Islay
Local Authority:Argyll and Bute

Eilean dà Mhèinn, is a small inhabited island in Loch Crinan and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

It is about to the west of the village of Crinan in Knapdale at high tide and only a fraction of that distance from the mainland shore at low tide.

Although apparently not permanently inhabited in 2001 according to the 2011 census there was a single inhabitant at that time. It has a landing stage on the eastern shore and a building near the centre of the island.The crowded harbour at Crinan has so many moorings that "it is no longer possible to anchor to the south or east" of the island.[1]

Eilean dà Mhèinn is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[2]

References

56.0911°N -5.5678°W

Notes and References

  1. Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 31
  2. http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/protected-areas/national-designations/nsa/ "National Scenic Areas"