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{{Short description|Island known for grey seals in Highland, Scotland, UK}} |
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{{Infobox Scottish island |
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|latitude=58.55 |
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|location_map=Scotland Highland |
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|longitude=-4.34 |
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|caption=Eilean nan Ròn shown within Highland Scotland |
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|coordinates = {{coord|58.55|-4.34|display=inline}} |
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|celtic name=Eilean nan Ròn |
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|celtic name=Eilean nan Ròn |
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|meaning of name=island of the seals |
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|area= {{convert|138|ha|sqmi}} |
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|highest elevation= Cnoc an Loisgein 76 m |
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|highest elevation= Cnoc an Loisgein, {{cvt|76|m|ft}} |
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'''Eilean nan Ròn''' ({{lang-gd|island of the seals}}) is an island near ], in the parish of the same name, in the north of ] in ]<ref name=Wilson>Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone</ref>. 350 seal pups are born here annually. |
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'''Eilean nan Ròn''' ({{langx|gd|island of the seals}}) is an island near ], in the north of ], Scotland.<ref name=Wilson>Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone</ref> An estimated 350 seal pups are born here annually. |
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==History== |
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Eilean nan Ròn was populated for many years, with seventy three people living there in 1881. It has been uninhabited since 1931, around the same time as ] and ]. Ruins of settlement can be seen in the waist of the island, between Mol na Coinnle ("Pebble Beach of the Candles") and Mol Mòr ("big pebble beach").<ref name=Smith/> |
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Eilean nan Ròn was populated for many years. 73 people lived there in 1881 and 30 in 1931 but it has been uninhabited since 1938.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/naidheachdan/47303877|title=Kitty Ann NicCuithein, Eilean nan Ròn, 1918-2019|date=2019-02-20|access-date=2019-02-26|language=en-GB}}</ref> The final evacuation list contained nine people from the Mackay family – Christina Bella Mackay, Hector Sinclair Mackay, Jessie Ann Mackay, Willie John Mackay, Hugh Campbell Mackay, Donald Mackay, Ina Mackay, Chrissie Dolina Mackay and Christina Mackay. |
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The ruins of a settlement can be seen from the Skerray and in the waist of the island, between Mol na Coinnle ("Pebble Beach of the Candles") and Mol Mòr ("big pebble beach").<ref name=Smith/> |
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==Geography and geology== |
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Eilean nan Ròn is not one of the ], which lie off the west coast of mainland Scotland. The island is mainly sandstone with steep cliffs on the north and east coasts and a natural arch at Leathad Ballach.,<ref name=Smith/> which is {{convert|150|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} high, and {{convert|70|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} wide.<ref name=Wilson/> The high points are Cnoc an Loisgein at {{convert|76|m|0|abbr=on}}, and Cnoc na Caillich at {{convert|75|m|0|abbr=on}}. As Rev. Wilson wrote in 1882: |
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It is not technically one of the ] as it is too far away from them. |
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The island is mainly sandstone with steep cliffs on the north and east coasts and a natural arch at Leathad Ballach.<ref name=Smith/>, which is 150ft high, and 70ft wide.<ref name=Wilson/> The high points are Cnoc an Loisgein (76 metres/244 feet) and Cnoc na Caillich (75 metres). As Rev. Wilson wrote in 1882: |
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:''It looks like two islands, is mostly engirt with high precipitous rocks, includes a low tract of very fertile soil.''<ref name=Wilson/> |
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==Wildlife== |
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As the name implies, Eilean nan Ròn is popular with ], that come here in their hundreds each autumn to pup.<ref name=geo>{{cite web| url=http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/tongue/talmine/index.html| title=Talmine| publisher=Undiscovered Scotland| accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref> About 350 calves are born each year.<ref name=Smith/> The island is also home to large numbers of seabirds. |
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As the name implies, Eilean nan Ròn is popular with ], that come here in their hundreds each autumn to pup.<ref name=geo>{{cite web| url=http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/tongue/talmine/index.html| title=Talmine| publisher=Undiscovered Scotland| accessdate=14 December 2007}}</ref> About 350 calves are born each year.<ref name=Smith/> The island also has large numbers of seabirds, and sheep, which were left when the Island was evacuated. |
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The island was subject of a BBC news report<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-05 |title=Family history hunt ends on tiny island home to just seals and sheep |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-67884187 |access-date=2024-01-06 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> in 2024, when a BBC reporter traced his family history to the island and subsequently visited it. |
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==See also== |
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==Footnotes== |
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{{Commons category|Eilean nan Ròn}} |
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Eilean nan Ròn was populated for many years. 73 people lived there in 1881 and 30 in 1931 but it has been uninhabited since 1938. The final evacuation list contained nine people from the Mackay family – Christina Bella Mackay, Hector Sinclair Mackay, Jessie Ann Mackay, Willie John Mackay, Hugh Campbell Mackay, Donald Mackay, Ina Mackay, Chrissie Dolina Mackay and Christina Mackay.
The ruins of a settlement can be seen from the Skerray and in the waist of the island, between Mol na Coinnle ("Pebble Beach of the Candles") and Mol Mòr ("big pebble beach").
The island was subject of a BBC news report in 2024, when a BBC reporter traced his family history to the island and subsequently visited it.
Eilean nan RònEilean nan Ròn shown within Highland Scotland
