Holy Island (Scotland)
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| Waters |
Firth of Clyde ( Scottish Sea ) |
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| Archipelago | British Islands | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 31 '23 " N , 5 ° 4' 26" W | |
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| length | 3 km | |
| width | 1 km | |
| surface | 2.63 km² | |
| Highest elevation |
Mullach Mòr 314 m |
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| Residents | 31 (2011 [1] ) 12 inhabitants / km² |
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Holy Island , also called Holy Isle , is an island in Scotland in the Firth of Clyde , a bay in the west of the Scottish Sea .
geography
The 3 km long and up to 1000 meters wide island is located in the secondary bay Lamlash Bay about 2 km off the east coast of the coastal town of Lamlash on the Isle of Arran .
Holy Island has an area of 263 hectares . The highest point on the island is the 314 m high Mullach Mòr .
history
The island is associated with the 6th century monk Molaise of Leighlin ( Saint Molaise ) , who lived there in a cave on the west bank.
After a brief period of settlement, the population fell to zero by 1981. In 1991 the uninhabited island was bought by the Scottish Buddhists of the Tibetan Center Samye Ling , who still maintain a monastery there today. According to the 2011 census, 31 people live on the island.