Eilean Mhic Coinnich, also known as Mackenzie Island is an uninhabited island of 17.3 hectares (42.7 acre) lying off the southern end of the Rinns of Islay

Rinns of Islay

The Rinns of Islay is an area on the west of the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland....

 peninsula on the Inner Hebridean

Inner Hebrides

The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which enjoy a mild oceanic climate. There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than...

 island of Islay

Islay

-Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...

, Scotland.

Lying just off the coast from the village of Portnahaven

Portnahaven

Portnahaven is a village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.It is located at the southern tip of the Rinns at the southern end of the A847 road. Its harbour is sheltered by the island of Orsay and its smaller neighbour Eilean Mhic Coinnich. The Rinns of Islay lighthouse, built by Stevenson...

 and north of the island of Orsay

Orsay

Orsay is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Orsay are known as Orcéens.-History:...

, Eilean Mhic Coinnich came onto the market in 2008. In 2010 it was available for offers "in the region of £90,000". The vendor, Gilbert MacNab, of Stirling, grazes cattle there.

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