Eilean Dubh Mòr

For other places with the same name, see Eilean Dubh (disambiguation).

Eilean Dubh Mòr (Scottish Gaelic: big black island) is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach. The area of the island has been measured variously—at 50 hectares (120 acres) by Livingstone^[1] and 65 hectares (160 acres) by Haswell-Smith,^[4] the latter including the nearby islet of Eilean Dubh Beag (Scottish Gaelic: small black island), which is joined to Eilean Dubh Mòr at low tide.^[5]

Eilean Dubh Mòr

Scottish Gaelic name	Eilean Dubh Mòr
Meaning of name	big black island
Looking from Eilean Dubh Mòr over the anchorage to Eilean Dubh Beag.
Location
Eilean Dubh Mòr Eilean Dubh Mòr shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NM695105
Coordinates	56.23°N 5.72°W / 56.23; -5.72
Physical geography
Island group	Black Islands
Area	50 hectares (124 acres)[1]
Area rank	199 [2]
Highest elevation	53 m
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0[3]
References	[4][5][6]