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    Isle Martin

    Eilean Mhàrtainn

    57°57′N 5°13′W

    Isle Martin (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Mhàrtainn) is an uninhabited island in Loch Broom, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the closest of the Summer Isles to Ullapool and has been the site of a monastery, a herring curing station and a flour mill.

    Lady Nicola on the Isle Martin
    Lady Nicola on the Isle Martin

    gordon.milligan from Dundee, Scotland / CC BY 2.0

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    57°57′N 5°13′W

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    Isle Martin (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Mhàrtainn) is an uninhabited island in Loch Broom, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the closest of the Summer Isles to Ullapool and has been the site of a monastery, a herring curing station and a flour mill. Now recognised as a bird sanctuary, it is owned and managed by a community trust.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Inner Hebrides

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      Major islands

    • Isle of Mull

      885 km²▲ 966 m

      Major islands

    • Islay

      618 km²▲ 491 m

      Major islands

    • Jura

      365 km²▲ 785 m

      Major islands

    • Rùm

      107 km²▲ 812 m

      Minor islands

    • Tiree

      79 km²▲ 140 m

      Minor islands

    • Coll

      74.3 km²▲ 103 m

      Minor islands

    • Raasay

      62.4 km²▲ 494 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Hebrides

    Also in British Isles

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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