Eilean Meadhonach

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Eilean Meadhonach
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Meadhonach
Pronunciation [ˈelan ˈmia.anəx] ( Loudspeaker.svg listen )
Meaning of namemiddle island
Location
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Eilean Meadhonach
Eilean Meadhonach shown relative to Skye
OS grid reference NG687348
Coordinates 57°20′42″N5°50′42″W / 57.345°N 05.845°W / 57.345; -05.845
Physical geography
Island group Skye
Area77 ha [1]
Area rank166= [2]
Highest elevation54 m [3]
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland
Demographics
Population0
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Eilean Meadhonach is the second largest of the Crowlin Islands, located in the Inner Sound off the island of Skye, Scotland.

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Crowlin Harbour

It is situated immediately to the west of Eilean Mòr, and to the north is Eilean Beag, both of which it is connected to at low tide. [4] The total area is 77 hectares (190 acres) [1] [5] although Haswell-Smith also provides a figure of 50 hectares (120 acres) for the area. [4] The larger figure may include Eilean Beag and the lower one Eilean Meadhonach alone at high tide.

Crowlin Harbour is at the northern end of the 50-metre-wide (160 ft) gap between Eilean Meadhonach and Eilean Mòr and provides a natural shelter from westerly and southerly winds. It is also possible to anchor in a small pool at the centre of this strait. [4]

Excavations on Eilean Mòr have shown evidence of Mesolithic human settlement [4] and there are the remains of a midden and rock shelter on the north west coast of Eilean Meadhonach. [6] Eilean Mòr has ruined cottages from historic times although there is no evidence of permanent recent habitation on Eilean Meadhonach. [4] Eilean Beag has a light beacon and the remains of an old shieling. [3]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 148
  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. 1 2 Ordnance Survey maps
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 160
  5. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  6. "Eilean Meadhonach". Canmore. Retrieved 31 Dec 2011.

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References

Coordinates: 57°20′42″N5°50′42″W / 57.345°N 5.8451°W / 57.345; -5.8451