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Eilean Loain

Scottish Gaelic name	Eilean Loain
Meaning of name	pack of hounds isle
The jetty
Location
Eilean LoainEilean Loain shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR755854
Coordinates	56°00′32″N 5°36′07″W / 56.009°N 5.602°W / 56.009; -5.602
Physical geography
Island group	Islay
Area	c. 15 ha (37 acres)
Highest elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
References

Eilean Loain is a small island in Loch Sween and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

It is about 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of the settlement of Kilmichael of Inverlussa in Knapdale and a similar distance southeast of the village of Tayvallich on the other side of the loch. It is attended by the islet of Cala that lies to the north west.

Eilean Loain has a substantial jetty on the north shore and a large building nearby and has been described as "inhabited" by Haswell-Smith (2004). Argyll and Bute Council records indicate the presence of a dwelling house and according to the National Records of Scotland census information the island is "included in the NRS statistical geography for inhabited islands but had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses".

Eilean Loain is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.

References

1. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
2. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
3. "Property History: Eilean Loain Loch Sween". Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
4. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
5. "National Scenic Areas". SNH. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

External links

• Canmore site record of jetty with aerial photograph
• Painting of Eilean Loain by Paul Murphy

56°0′33″N 5°36′7″W / 56.00917°N 5.60194°W / 56.00917; -5.60194

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