| Meaning of name | the heather isle |
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| Location | |
  Am Fraoch EileanAm Fraoch Eilean shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM6105760026 |
| Coordinates | 55°47′31″N 6°02′16″W / 55.791993°N 6.0378349°W / 55.791993; -6.0378349 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Inner Hebrides |
| Highest elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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Am Fraoch Eilean is an uninhabited island in the Sound of Jura, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is 1 mile (2 kilometres) from Ardfin on Jura. Brosdale Island is located to the east. The name is Scottish Gaelic and means "the heather isle" and was formerly called "Ellan Charne". The ruins of Claig Castle are on Am Fraoch Eilean.
References
- "Am Fraoch Eilean". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island. Hamish Haswell-Smith. 2015. p. 128. ISBN 9781782116783. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "Am Fraoch Eilean, Claig Castle". Canmore. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Am Fraoch Eilean at Wikimedia Commons
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| Argyll Islands | |
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| Islay | |
| West of Kintyre | |
| Knapdale and Loch Craignish | |
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| Firth of Lorn and Loch Linnhe | |
| Mull | |
| Treshnish Isles | |
| Coll and Tiree | |
| Firth of Clyde | |
| Unknown | |
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