Eilean an Ròin Mòr

{{Short description|Island in Sutherland, Scotland}}

{{distinguish|Eilean nan Ròn}}

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

{{Infobox Scottish island

|location_map=Scotland Highland

|Image = Eilean an Roin Mor - geograph.org.uk - 222372.jpg

|caption = En an Ròin Mòr shown within Highland Scotland

|GridReference = NC177584

|coordinates = {{coord|58.476|-5.127|display=inline}}

|celtic name = Eilean an Ròin Mòr

|meaning of name = large seal island

|area= {{convert|33|ha|sqmi|2}}

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|highest elevation = {{convert|63|m|ft|0}}

|Population = 0

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|island group = Highland / Islands of Sutherland

|local authority = Highland

|references = 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland{{Haswell-Smith}}[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey]

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Eilean an Ròin Mòr is an uninhabited island in north west Sutherland.

Geography

Eilean an Ròin Mòr, with its neighbour, Eilean an Ròin Beag, forms rocky peninsula to the north of Oldshoremore beach. Only a narrow channel separates it from the mainland.

The rocky island has little vegetation.

Footnotes

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Category:Islands of Sutherland

Category:Uninhabited islands of Highland (council area)

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