''Eilean Dubh'' means 'Black Island' in

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

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island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

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Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

are called ''Eilean Dubh'', including: * Eilean Dubh, Balnakeil Bay, an island in Balnakeil Bay, near

Durness Durness ( gd, Diùranais) is a village and civil parish in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north coast of the country in the traditional county of Sutherland, around north of Inverness. The area is remote, and the parish is ...

in Sutherland *

Eilean Dubh, Kyles of Bute This particular Eilean Dubh ( gd, Black Island) is sometimes known as Glen Caladh Island and lies just off the Cowal peninsula in the Kyles of Bute. The island is around 0.3 kilometres at its longest length and rises to a height of 19 metres ab ...

, an island in the Kyles of Bute * Eilean Dubh, Loch Craignish, an island in Loch Craignish, south of

Oban Oban ( ; ' in Scottish Gaelic meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, th ...

in Argyll * Eilean Dubh, Sound of Jura, an island in the Sound of Jura * Eilean Dubh, Summer Isles, an island in the Summer Isles group *Eilean Dubh, two separate islets neighbouring

Erraid Erraid ( gd, Eilean Earraid) is a tidal island approximately square located in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies west of Mull (to which it is linked by a beach at low tide) and southeast of Iona. The island receives about of rainWalker, A ...

, Inner Hebrides *Eilean Dubh a small fresh water island in Loch Shiel *Eilean Dubh, an islet connected to Eilean Mòr, Loch Dunvegan at low tide * Eilean Dubh a' Chumhainn Mhòir, an island in Loch Tarbert, Jura *

Eilean Dubh Mòr Eilean Dubh Mòr ( gd, big black island) is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach Garbh Eileach is an uninhabited island in the Inn ...

an island in the Firth of Lorne * Eilean Dubh Beag an island in the Firth of Lorne *Eilean Dubh Beag an islet north of Eilean Dubh in Loch Dunvegan *Eilean Dubh Mòr, a freshwater islet in

Loch Sgadabhagh Loch Sgadabhagh or Loch Scadavay is a body of water on the island of North Uist, Scotland. The name may be of Old Norse derivation meaning "lake of tax bay" although if so, the reason is obscure. Loch Sgadabhagh is the largest loch by area on No ...

, North Uist * Dubh Eilean, a tidal islet west of

Oronsay This is a list of islands called Oronsay (Scottish Gaelic: '), which provides an index for islands in Scotland with this and similar names. It is one of the more common names for Scottish islands. The names come from ''Örfirisey'' which transla ...

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