Eilean na Cille

Eilean na Cille, south east of Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides connected to Grimsay (South) by a causeway which carries the B891. The road was built to service the pier at Peter's Port, which was constructed in 1896 at cost of £2,000 – although the anchorage is awkward and should not be used without local knowledge.[4]

Eilean na Cille
Gaelic nameEilean na Cille
Meaning of namechurch island

Eilean na Cille (at right), Triallabreac and Wiay from the air
Location
Eilean na Cille
Eilean na Cille shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF846459
Coordinates57.39°N 7.25°W / 57.39; -7.25
Physical geography
Island groupUist and Barra
Area16 hectares (40 acres)[1]
Highest elevation20 m (66 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
References[2][3]

Eilean na Cille is "included in the NRS statistical geography for inhabited islands but had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses".[5]

Notes

  1. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  3. Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 243
  5. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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