Eilean Ceann na Creige

Eilean Ceann na Creige is a small island near Kennacraig in West Loch Tarbert in Scotland.[1] Ceann na Creige is Gaelic for head of the rock.[2]

Eilean Ceann na Creige
Gaelic nameEilean Ceann na Creige
Meaning of namehead of the rock
Location
Eilean Ceann na Creige
Eilean Ceann na Creige shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR818626
Coordinates55.81°N 5.48°W / 55.81; -5.48
Physical geography
Island groupWest Loch Tarbert, Argyll
Area6 ha (15 acres)
Highest elevation10 m (33 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaArgyll and Bute
Demographics
Population0
Kennacraig Ferry Terminal on Eilean Ceann na Creige

Eilean Ceann na Creige is connected to Kennacraig by a causeway. It is the mainland terminal of the ferry to Islay,[3] Jura and Colonsay.

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See also

  • Kintyre Peninsula

Footnotes

  1. United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map. 2007. Landranger 1:50000 scale
  2. Johnston, Bacon (1973). Johnston's Gazetteer of Scotland. Robert William Munro.
  3. "Crossings: Kennacraig". Ships of Calmac. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

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