Kerrera

Kerrera
Scottish Gaelic nameCearrara
Pronunciation[ˈkʲʰarˠəɾə]
Old Norse nameKjarbarey
Meaning of nameNorse for 'Kjarbar's island' or possibly 'copse island'
Gylen Castle
Gylen Castle
Location
Kerrera is located in Argyll and Bute
Kerrera
Kerrera
Kerrera shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNM813281
Coordinates56°23′53″N 05°32′19″W / 56.39806°N 5.53861°W / 56.39806; -5.53861
Physical geography
Island groupMull
Area1,214 ha (4+58 sq mi)
Area rank44 [1]
Highest elevationCarn Breugach 189 m (620 ft)
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population34[2]
Population rank57 [1]
Population density2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)[2][3]
Largest settlementBalliemore
Lymphad
References[3][4][5][6]

Kerrera (/ˈkɛrərə/ KERR-ə-rə; Scottish Gaelic: Cearara[7] or Cearrara[4]) is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. In 2016 it had a population of 45, divided into two communities in the north and south of the island.[8]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ a b Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  5. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  6. ^ Anderson, Joseph (ed.) (1873) The Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  8. ^ Humphries, Will (14 December 2016). "Divided island seeks funds for first road". The Times. Retrieved 14 December 2016.