Nave Island

Nave Island
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Nèimh
Meaning of name"Ném's island"[1]
Nave Island from Ardnave Point with the ruined chapel just visible at left
Nave Island from Ardnave Point with the ruined chapel just visible at left
Location
Nave Island is located in Argyll and Bute
Nave Island
Nave Island
Nave Island shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR292759
Coordinates55°54′N 6°20′W / 55.9°N 6.33°W / 55.9; -6.33
Physical geography
Island groupIslay
Area40 ha (18 sq mi)[2]
Area rank220= [3]
Highest elevation34 m (112 ft)
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[4]

Nave Island lies to the north of Islay in the Inner Hebrides near the mouth of Loch Gruinart.[5] It is uninhabited.

  1. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012. p. 91
  2. ^ "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013. .
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. ^ "Nave Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 November 2009.