Eilean Loain

{{Short description|Island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox Scottish island

|Image=Jetty, Eilean Loain - geograph.org.uk - 453012.jpg

|ImageCaption= The jetty

|coordinates = {{coord|56.009|-5.602|display=inline}}

|location_map=Scotland Argyll and Bute

|caption= Eilean Loain shown within Argyll and Bute

|official_name= Eilean Loain

|GridReference=NR755854

|celtic name=Eilean Loain

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|meaning of name=pack of hounds isle{{cite book |author=Haswell-Smith, Hamish |date=2004 |title=The Scottish Islands |location=Edinburgh |publisher=Canongate |isbn=978-1-84195-454-7 |page=30}}

|area= {{circa}} {{cvt|15|ha|0}}

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|highest elevation= {{convert|28|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

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|island group=Islay

|local authority=Argyll and Bute

|references={{Ordnance Survey}}

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Eilean Loain is a small island in Loch Sween and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

It is about {{convert|2|km|0}} west of the settlement of Kilmichael of Inverlussa in Knapdale and a similar distance southeast of the village of Tayvallich on the other side of the loch. It is attended by the islet of Cala that lies to the north west.

Eilean Loain has a substantial jetty on the north shore and a large building nearby and has been described as "inhabited" by Haswell-Smith (2004). Argyll and Bute Council records indicate the presence of a dwelling house[http://publicaccess.argyll-bute.gov.uk/publicaccess/propertyDetails.do?activeTab=relatedCases&keyVal=II4H3ICH40000 "Property History: Eilean Loain Loch Sween"]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 6 September 2013. and according to the National Records of Scotland census information the island is "included in the NRS statistical geography for inhabited islands but had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses".{{NRS1C}}

Eilean Loain is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.{{cite web |url=http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/protected-areas/national-designations/nsa/ |title=National Scenic Areas |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311014235/http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/protected-areas/national-designations/nsa/ |archivedate=2017-03-11 |publisher=SNH |accessdate=6 September 2013}}