Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Buidhe |
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Meaning of name | Yellow island |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NM796079 |
Coordinates | 56°12′47″N5°33′18″W / 56.213°N 5.555°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Craobh Islands |
Area | 4 ha (0 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Argyll and Bute |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 6 [1] |
Population rank | 76= [2] |
Population density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
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References | [3] [4] |
Eilean Buidhe is a bridged island that now forms part of the Craobh Haven marina in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. In 2022 the census recorded a permanent population on the island of six. [1] It is the largest of the small islets than now form a breakwater which, along with Eilean Arsa to the southwest, are collectively known as the Craobh Islands. [5]