Nave Island
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| Nave Island | |
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| Location | |
 Nave Island
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| Nave Island shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR292759 |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 37 hectares (0.14 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 34 metres (112 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Islay |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
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| References | [1] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Not to be confused with Neave Island off the north of Sutherland.
Nave Island is to the north of Islay at the mouth of Loch Gruinart in the Inner Hebrides.[2] It is uninhabited.
The highest point on Nave Island is 34 metres (112 ft) above sea level.
[edit] History
As its name implies, the island has an ecclesiastical connection, probably dating back to the time of the Culdees.
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Nave Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1592.html. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
Coordinates: 55°54′N 6°20′W / 55.9°N 6.333°W
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