Eilean Chaluim Chille
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Not to be confused with a tidal island in Loch Portree, Isle of Skye,or the island (on the river Snizort, also in Skye) upon which stands the ruin of Snizort Cathedral, or the poetic name for Iona.
Eilean Chaluim Chille (Gaelic: island of Saint Columba, Calum Cille) is an unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides.
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Scottish Gaelic name | Calum Cille |
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Meaning of name | island of Saint Columba |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NB385215 |
Coordinates | 58.11°N 6.44°W / 58.11; -6.44 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Lewis and Harris |
Area | 110 ha[1] |
Area rank | 144 [2] |
Highest elevation | Creag Mhor 43 m |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [3][4] |
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It lies off the east coast of Lewis at the mouth of Loch Erisort. The island reaches a height of 43m (141 feet) in the northeast.[5] At low tide Eilean Chaluim Chille is connected by a causeway to the mainland of Lewis at Crobeag. There are two lochs in the centre of the island.[6]