Salen, Mull

Salen
Houses in Salen
Salen is located in Argyll and Bute
Salen
Salen
Location within Argyll and Bute
Population500 (1991)
OS grid referenceNM5743
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF MULL
Postcode districtPA72
Dialling code01680
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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56°31′01″N 5°56′53″W / 56.517°N 5.948°W / 56.517; -5.948

Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean[1]) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.[2] It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory at the narrowest part of the island. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the little black bay of St Columba). In 1991 it had a population of 500.[3]

  1. ^ "Salen". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-names of Scotland. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Salen, Argyll and Bute". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Salen Details". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2021.