Eilean dà Mhèinn, is a small inhabited island in Loch Crinan and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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 Eilean dà Mhèinn in Loch Crinan | |
| Location | |
  Eilean dà Mhèinn Eilean dà Mhèinn shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR781944 |
| Coordinates | 56°05′28″N 5°34′01″W / 56.091°N 5.567°W |
| Name | |
| Name meaning | island of two mines |
| 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] |
| 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]
The island, with the alias "Harbour Island", was put up for sale in May 2026 by Savills estate agent, with an asking price of £1.25million. The property listing described the island as a "captivating private Scottish island, discreetly positioned just off the coast near Lochgilphead and surrounded by the sheltered, unspoilt waters of the west coast. Extending to approximately 9.7 acres, the island offers a rare combination of natural beauty, privacy and carefully considered architecture, centred around a beautifully renovated principal house and a charming self contained cabin known as The Witch's Folly."
Eilean dà Mhèinn is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[7]
Notes
edit- ↑ "Scottish Islands Data Dashboard". RESAS/Scottish Government. 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- 1 2 3 Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ↑ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ 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 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 31
- ↑ "National Scenic Areas" Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. SNH. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
References
edit- Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
56°5′28″N 5°34′4″W / 56.09111°N 5.56778°W
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