Eilean Buidhe

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Eilean Buidhe
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Buidhe
Meaning of nameYellow island
Location
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Eilean Buidhe
OS grid reference NM796079
Coordinates 56°12′47″N5°33′18″W / 56.213°N 5.555°W / 56.213; -5.555
Physical geography
Island group Craobh Islands
Area4 ha (0 sq mi)
Highest elevation9 m (30 ft)
Administration
Council area Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Demographics
Population6 [1]
Population rank76= [2]
Population density150/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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scottish Islands Data Dashboard". RESAS/Scottish Government. 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 65. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. "Eilean Buidhe". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 July 2025.

56°12′48″N5°33′20″W / 56.21333°N 5.55556°W / 56.21333; -5.55556