Eilean Dubh Mòr
Eilean Dubh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach.Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eilean Dubh Mor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garbh Eileach and Belnahua.
Garbh Eileach
Island
Photo: ronnie leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garbh Eileach is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland that lies in the Firth of Lorn between Mull and Argyll. With an area of 142 ha it is the largest of the Garvellachs and reaches a maximum elevation of 110 m above sea level.
Belnahua
Island
Photo: Nigel Pacey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belnahua is one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn in Scotland, known for its deserted slate quarries. The bedrock that underpins its human history is part of the Scarba Conglomerate Formation and its value has been on record since the 16th century.
Dùn Chonnuill
Islet
Dùn Chonnuill is a small island in the Garvellachs in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. Dùn Chonnuill lies north east of Garbh Eileach, the largest island of the archipelago to which it gives its anglicised name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellenabeich and Balvicar.
Ellenabeich
Village
Photo: Remi Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ellenabeich is a small village on the isle of Seil – an island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles southwest of Oban, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Ellenabeich is situated 5 miles northeast of Eilean Dubh Mòr.
Balvicar
Village
Balvicar is a village on the island of Seil, a small island seven miles southwest of Oban, Scotland. It is one of three villages on the island along with Ellenabeich and Clachan-Seil. Balvicar is situated 6 miles northeast of Eilean Dubh Mòr.
Eilean Dubh Mòr
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.23095° or 56° 13′ 51″ northLongitude
-5.71893° or 5° 43′ 8″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9C8P67JJ+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 201107652OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
12022132Wikidata ID
Q3049412
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Eilean Dubh Mòr” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Eilean Dubh Mòr”
- Chinese: “杜布莫爾島”
- Dutch: “Eilean Dubh Mòr”
- French: “Eilean Dubh Mor”
- French: “Eilean Dubh Mór”
- French: “Eilean Dubh Mòr”
- German: “Eilean Dubh Mòr”
- Irish: “Eilean Dubh Mór”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eilean Dubh Mòr”
- Spanish: “Eilean Dubh Mor”
- Spanish: “Eilean Dubh Mòr”
- Swedish: “Eilean Dubh Mòr”
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