| Scottish Gaelic name | An t-Eilean Àrd or Eilean MoLaise |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | "the high island" or "Laisren's island" in Gaelic. |
 Holy Island from Lamlash | |
| Location | |
  Holy Island Holy Island shown within North Ayrshire | |
| OS grid reference | NS063297 |
| Coordinates | 55°32′N 5°04′W / 55.53°N 5.07°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Firth of Clyde |
| Area | 263 ha (1 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 95 [1] |
| Highest elevation | Mullach Mòr, 1,030 ft (314 m) – a Marilyn |
| Administration | |
| Council area | North Ayrshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 31[2] |
| Population rank | 58 [1] |
| Population density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi)[2][3] |
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| References | [3][4] [5] |
| Mullach Mòr | |
|---|---|
 Lighthouse on Holy Isle SE. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (310 m) |
| Prominence | 1,030 ft (310 m) |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 55°31′30″N 5°04′20″W / 55.52500°N 5.07222°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Big hill |
| Language of name | Gaelic |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈmul̪ˠəx ˈmoːɾ] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Firth of Clyde, Scotland |
| OS grid | NS063297 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 69 |
The Holy Island or Holy Isle (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean MoLaise) is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of central Scotland, inside Lamlash Bay on the larger Isle of Arran. The island is around 3 kilometres (1+7⁄8 mi) long and around 1 kilometre (5⁄8 mi) wide. Its highest point is the hill Mullach Mòr.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 69 Isle of Arran (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229644.
- ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.