- "Rough Island" is also used as a translation of "Garbh Eilean", a common Scottish name for islands
 Rough Island, opposite Rockcliffe | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Rough Island Rough Island shown within Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Coordinates | 54°51′37″N 3°48′14″W / 54.86017°N 3.80401°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Area | 8 hectares (0.03 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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Rough Island is a 20-acre (8 ha) uninhabited tidal island located in the Rough Firth off the Solway Firth, Scotland, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, the same region where the River Urr flows into the Solway. The isle of Rough is 79 feet (24 metres) at its highest point.[1]