Eilean Sùbhainn is the largest of several small islands in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. It is the second largest freshwater island in Scotland after Inchmurrin.
Lying 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) northeast of Talladale, the island is partially forested and uninhabited. It rises to 36 metres (118 feet) and extends to 118 hectares (290 acres). The island is a nature reserve and includes several small lochans.[5][6]
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^"Place names C to E" 2011-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. Gordon C. Harrison. Retrieved 11 June 2012 - quoting Wentworth, R.G., (1998) Place-Names of Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve. Scottish Natural Heritage.
^General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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