Eilean Mhic Coinnich

Eilean Mhic Coinnich, also known as Mackenzie Island, is an uninhabited island of 17.3 hectares, lying off the southern end of the Rinns of Islay peninsula on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, Scotland.

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Type: Island
Description: island off the coast of Islay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Mackenzie Island” and “McKenseys Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oversay and Orsay Lighthouse.

Oversay

Island

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Orsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven. The Rinns of Islay lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson.

Orsay Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Thomas Keetley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rinns of Islay Lighthouse is situated on the island of Orsay. The structural engineer for the lighthouse was Robert Stevenson and it came into use in 1825.

Portnahaven Church

Church

Photo: Lesley Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portnahaven and Port Wemyss.

Portnahaven

Village

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Portnahaven is a village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilchoman. It was founded by Walter Campbell of Shawfield after he purchased the Sunderland estate in 1788 and it was further developed in the 1820s by his son Captain Walter Campbell of Foreland and Sunderland.