The Eileans are two small, low lying islands located in Newtown Bay, Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae

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The name is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic, eilean meaning "Island". Unusually for the west coast of Scotland, the two islands appear to have no individual names of their own and as such are always referred to collectively.

Three smaller rocks, the Leug, the Spoig (Gaelic: 'Paw

Paw

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') and the Clach (Gaelic: 'stone') lie to the west.