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'''Eilean nan Ròn''' ({{lang-gd|island of the seals}}) is a beautiful island near ], 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''' ({{lang-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> 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 1938. Final Evacuation List: |
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Eilean nan Ròn was populated for many years, with seventy three people living there in 1881 and 30 in 1931. It has been uninhabited since 1938.{{fact}} Final Evacuation List: |
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Christina Bella Mackay, Hector Sinclair Mackay, Jessie Ann Mackay, Willie John Mackay, Hugh Campbell Mackay, Donald Mackay, Ina Mackay, Chrissie Dolina Mackay, Christina Mackay. |
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Christina Bella Mackay, Hector Sinclair Mackay, Jessie Ann Mackay, Willie John Mackay, Hugh Campbell Mackay, Donald Mackay, Ina Mackay, Chrissie Dolina Mackay, Christina Mackay. |
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Ruins of settlement can be seen from the northern mainland village of ], 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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The ruins of 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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==Geography and geology== |
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It is not technically one of the ] as it is too far away from them. 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 150 ft high, and 70 ft 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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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 150 ft high, and 70 ft 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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:''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=14 December 2007}}</ref> About 350 calves are born each year.<ref name=Smith/> The island is also home to large numbers of seabirds, and sheep, which were left when the Island was evacuated in 1938. |
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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 is also home to large numbers of seabirds, and sheep, which were left when the Island was evacuated. |
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==Footnotes== |
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Eilean nan Ròn was populated for many years, with seventy three people living there in 1881 and 30 in 1931. It has been uninhabited since 1938. Final Evacuation List:
Christina Bella Mackay, Hector Sinclair Mackay, Jessie Ann Mackay, Willie John Mackay, Hugh Campbell Mackay, Donald Mackay, Ina Mackay, Chrissie Dolina Mackay, Christina Mackay.
The ruins of 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").
