Eilean Dubh
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Eilean Dubh meaning 'Black Island' in Scottish Gaelic could refer to:
A Scottish island:
An area of Scotland:
A boat:
A Scottish island:
- Eilean Dubh, Balnakeil Bay, an island in Balnakeil Bay, near DurnessDurnessDurness is a huge but remote parish in the northwestern Highlands of Scotland, encompassing all the land between the Moine to the East and the Gualin to the West...
in Sutherland - Eilean Dubh, Kyles of ButeEilean Dubh, Kyles of Bute----This particular Eilean Dubh is sometimes known as Glen Caladh Island and is situated just off the Cowal peninsula in the Kyles of Bute. The island is around 0.3 kilometres along its longest length and rises to a height of 19 metres above sea level...
, an island in the Kyles of Bute - Eilean Dubh, Loch Craignish, an island in Loch Craignish, south of ObanObanOban Oban Oban ( is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people. Oban...
in Argyll - Eilean Dubh, Sound of Jura, an island in the Sound of JuraJura, ScotlandJura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, situated adjacent and to the north-east of Islay. Part of the island is designated as a National Scenic Area. Until the twentieth century Jura was dominated - and most of it was eventually owned - by the Campbell clan of Inveraray Castle on Loch...
- Eilean Dubh, Summer Isles, an island in the Summer IslesSummer IslesThe Summer Isles are an archipelago lying in the mouth of Loch Broom, in the Highland region of Scotland.-Geography:The only inhabited isle, Tanera Mòr, is also the largest. It is home to an Atlantic salmon fish farm, some rental holiday homes, a café and a post office, which has operated its own...
group - Eilean Dubh, two separate islets neighbouring ErraidErraidThe Isle of Erraid is a tidal island approximately one mile square in area located in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies west of Mull and southeast of Iona. The island receives about of rain and 1,350 hours of sunshine annually, making it one of the driest and sunniest places on the western...
, Inner Hebrides - Eilean Dubh a small fresh water island in Loch ShielLoch ShielLoch Shiel is a 19.3 km2 freshwater loch, 120 m deep, situated 20 km west of Fort William in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland...
- Eilean Dubh a' Chumhainn Mhòir, an island in Loch Tarbert, JuraJura, ScotlandJura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, situated adjacent and to the north-east of Islay. Part of the island is designated as a National Scenic Area. Until the twentieth century Jura was dominated - and most of it was eventually owned - by the Campbell clan of Inveraray Castle on Loch...
- Eilean Dubh MòrEilean Dubh MórEilean Dubh Mòr 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.-Footnotes:...
an island in the Firth of Lorne - Eilean Dubh Beag an island in the Firth of Lorne
An area of Scotland:
- An t-Eilean Dubh, the Gaelic name for the Black IsleBlack IsleThe Black Isle is an eastern area of the Highland local government council area of Scotland, within the county of Ross and Cromarty. The name nearly always includes the article "the"....
area in Ross and Cromarty
A boat:
- Eilean Dubh (ferry), the old Kessock FerryKessock FerryThe Kessock Ferry used to ply between Inverness and the Black Isle, across the Beauly Firth. It was withdrawn on the opening of the Kessock Bridge in 1982.-Service:...
that used to ply between InvernessInvernessInverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
and the Black Isle