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Eilean Ceann na Creige

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Island in West Loch Tarbert, Scotland

Eilean Ceann na Creige
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Ceann na Creige
Meaning of namehead of the rock
Location
Eilean Ceann na Creige is located in Argyll and ButeEilean Ceann na CreigeEilean Ceann na CreigeEilean Ceann na Creige shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR818626
Coordinates55°49′N 5°29′W / 55.81°N 5.48°W / 55.81; -5.48
Physical geography
Island groupWest Loch Tarbert, Argyll
Area6 ha (15 acres)
Highest elevation10 m (33 ft)
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
Kennacraig Ferry Terminal on Eilean Ceann na Creige

Eilean Ceann na Creige is a small island near Kennacraig in West Loch Tarbert in Scotland. Ceann na Creige is Gaelic for head of the rock.

Eilean Ceann na Creige is connected to Kennacraig by a causeway. It is the mainland terminal of the ferry to Islay, Jura and Colonsay.

Gallery

  • Inlet east of Eilean Ceann na Creige. Inlet east of Eilean Ceann na Creige.

See also

Footnotes

  1. United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map. 2007. Landranger 1:50000 scale
  2. Johnston, Bacon (1973). Johnston's Gazetteer of Scotland. Robert William Munro.
  3. "Crossings: Kennacraig". Ships of Calmac. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

55°48′23″N 5°29′14″W / 55.80639°N 5.48722°W / 55.80639; -5.48722

Argyll Islands
Islay
West of Kintyre
Knapdale and Loch Craignish
Slate Islands
Firth of Lorn and Loch Linnhe
Mull
Treshnish Isles
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Firth of Clyde
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