Dry Island

Dry Island
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Tioram
Location
Dry Island is located in Highland
Dry Island
Dry Island
Dry Island shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNG781740
Coordinates57°42′04″N 5°43′30″W / 57.701°N 5.725°W / 57.701; -5.725
Physical geography
Island groupWester Ross
Area1.62 ha (4 acres)
Highest elevation10 metres (33 ft)
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population6[1]
Population rank74= [2]
Lymphad

Dry Island is an inhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland, and part of the Inner Hebrides. Dry Island is translated from the Gaelic name for the Island "Eilean Tioram".[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NRS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. ^ King, Jacob. "Island Place-names" (PDF). www.ainmean-aite.scot. Retrieved 11 September 2020.