Eilean dà Mhèinn
Island in Loch Crinan, Scotland
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Eilean dà Mhèinn, is a small inhabited island in Loch Crinan and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
| Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean dà Mhèinn |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | island of two mines |
Eilean dà Mhèinn in Loch Crinan | |
| Location | |
  Eilean dà Mhèinn Eilean dà Mhèinn shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR781944 |
| Coordinates | 56.091°N 5.567°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islay |
| Area | c. 3 ha (7 acres) |
| Highest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 4[1] |
| Population rank | 82= [2] |
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| References | [3] |
It is about 100 metres (330 ft) to the west of the village of Crinan in Knapdale at high tide and only a fraction of that distance from the mainland shore at low tide.[3]
Although apparently not permanently inhabited in 2001[4] according to the 2011 census there was a single inhabitant at that time.[5] The 2022 census recorded the resident population as four. It has a landing stage on the eastern shore and a building near the centre of the island.[3] The crowded harbour at Crinan has so many moorings that "it is no longer possible to anchor to the south or east" of the island.[6]
Eilean dà Mhèinn is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[7]
