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{{distinguish2|Eilean nan Ròn off ]}} |
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{{distinguish2|] or Eilean nan Ròn off ]}} |
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==Geography and geology== |
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==Geography and geology== |
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It is not technically one of the ] as it is too far away from them. |
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It is not technically one of the ] as it is too far away from them. The island is mainly sandstone with steep cliffs on the north and east coasts and a natural arch at Leathad Ballach.<ref name=Smith/>, which is 150ft high, and 70ft wide.<ref name=Wilson/> The high points are Cnoc an Loisgein (76 metres/244 feet) and Cnoc na Caillich (75 metres). As Rev. Wilson wrote in 1882: |
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The island is mainly sandstone with steep cliffs on the north and east coasts and a natural arch at Leathad Ballach.<ref name=Smith/>, which is 150ft high, and 70ft wide.<ref name=Wilson/> The high points are Cnoc an Loisgein (76 metres/244 feet) and Cnoc na Caillich (75 metres). As Rev. Wilson wrote in 1882: |
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:''It looks like two islands, is mostly engirt with high precipitous rocks, includes a low tract of very fertile soil.''<ref name=Wilson/> |
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:''It looks like two islands, is mostly engirt with high precipitous rocks, includes a low tract of very fertile soil.''<ref name=Wilson/> |
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==Wildlife== |
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==Wildlife== |
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As the name implies, Eilean nan Ròn is popular with ], that come here in their hundreds each autumn to pup.<ref name=geo>{{cite web| url=http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/tongue/talmine/index.html| title=Talmine| publisher=Undiscovered Scotland| accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref> About 350 calves are born each year.<ref name=Smith/> The island is also home to large numbers of seabirds. |
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As the name implies, Eilean nan Ròn is popular with ], that come here in their hundreds each autumn to pup.<ref name=geo>{{cite web| url=http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/tongue/talmine/index.html| title=Talmine| publisher=Undiscovered Scotland| accessdate={{date|2007-12-14}}}}</ref> About 350 calves are born each year.<ref name=Smith/> The island is also home to large numbers of seabirds. |
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==See also== |
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Eilean nan Ròn was populated for many years, with seventy three people living there in 1881. It has been uninhabited since 1931, around the same time as Tanera Mòr and St Kilda. Ruins of settlement can be seen in the waist of the island, between Mol na Coinnle ("Pebble Beach of the Candles") and Mol Mòr ("big pebble beach").
