Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Chunndainn |
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Meaning of name | island of Contin |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NH457556 |
Coordinates | 57°34′05″N 4°34′26″W / 57.568°N 4.5738°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | River Conon |
Area | c. 15 hectares (37 acres) |
Highest elevation | 20 m (66 ft) above sea level[1] |
Administration | |
Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | approx 3 (2011) |
Contin Island is an inhabited riverine islet in Ross and Cromarty within the Highland council area of Scotland. Located in the Black Water, a tributary of the River Conon, it is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) downstream from Rogie Falls and is connected to the village of Contin by a road bridge and footbridge.[1]