Inchmarnock

Inchmarnock
Scottish Gaelic nameInnis Mhearnaig
Meaning of nameIsland of St. Marnock
Location
Inchmarnock is located in Argyll and Bute
Inchmarnock
Inchmarnock
Inchmarnock shown in Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNS020598
Coordinates55°47′N 5°10′W / 55.79°N 05.16°W / 55.79; -05.16
Physical geography
Island groupIslands of the Clyde
Area266 ha (660 acres)
Area rank93 [1]
Highest elevation60 m (197 ft)
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4]

Inchmarnock (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Mheàrnaig) is an island at the northern end of the Sound of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland. The island is privately owned.[5]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  4. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  5. ^ Lord’s island dream comes to an end as remote site goes up for sale