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Eilean Shona
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Seòna[1]
Pronunciation[ˈelan ˈʃɔːnə]
Meaning of namePossibly from the Norse for 'sea island'
Location
Eilean Shona is located in Lochaber
Eilean Shona
Eilean Shona
Eilean Shona shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNM645739
Coordinates56°47′55″N 5°51′39″W / 56.79859924°N 5.86086945°W / 56.79859924; -5.86086945
Physical geography
Island groupInner Hebrides
Area525 hectares (1,300 acres)
Area rank72 [2]
Highest elevationBeinn a' Bhàillidh,
265 metres (869 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaHighland
Demographics
Population2[3]
Population rank86= [2]
Population density0.4 people/km2[3][4]
Largest settlementInvermoidart
Lymphad
References[4][5]

Eilean Shona (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Seòna) is a tidal island in Loch Moidart, Scotland. The modern name may be from the Old Norse for "sea island". The pre-Norse Gaelic name, as recorded by Adomnán was Airthrago or Arthràigh, meaning 'foreshore island', similar to the derivation of Erraid.[1][6]

The Old Schoolhouse on Eilean Shona
"Tioram Cottage" with Castle Tioram in background
  1. ^ a b Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  5. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 40 Mallaig & Glenfinnan (Loch Shiel) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319231647.
  6. ^ Watson, W. J. (1994) The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland. Edinburgh; Birlinn. ISBN 1841583235. First published 1926. pp. 75-76

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