Eilean Ceann na Creige

Eilean Ceann na Creige

Scottish Gaelic name	Eilean Ceann na Creige
Meaning of name	head of the rock
Location
Eilean Ceann na Creige Eilean Ceann na Creige shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR818626
Coordinates	55°49′N5°29′W / 55.81°N 5.48°W / 55.81; -5.48
Physical geography
Island group	West Loch Tarbert, Argyll
Area	6 ha (15 acres)
Highest elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0

Kennacraig Ferry Terminal on Eilean Ceann na Creige

Eilean Ceann na Creige is a small island near Kennacraig in West Loch Tarbert in Scotland. ^[1] Ceann na Creige is Gaelic for head of the rock. ^[2]

Eilean Ceann na Creige is connected to Kennacraig by a causeway. It is the mainland terminal of the ferry to Islay, ^[3] Jura and Colonsay.

Gallery

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  Inlet east of Eilean Ceann na Creige.

See also

• Kintyre Peninsula

Footnotes

1. United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map. 2007. Landranger 1:50000 scale
2. Johnston, Bacon (1973). Johnston's Gazetteer of Scotland. Robert William Munro.
3. "Crossings: Kennacraig". Ships of Calmac. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

55°48′23″N5°29′14″W / 55.80639°N 5.48722°W / 55.80639; -5.48722