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The Isle of Mull [6] ... According to the 2011 Scottish census, the Isle of Mull had a usual residents population of 2,800 with 1,271 households. [37]
Tobermory (/ ˌ t oʊ b ər ˈ m ɔːr i /; Scottish Gaelic: Tobar Mhoire) [2] is the capital of, and until 1973 the only burgh on, the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.It is located on the east coast of Mishnish, the most northerly part of the island, near the northern entrance of the Sound of Mull.
Tobermory, the largest settlement on Mull Sgurr Alasdair, the highest peak in the Inner Hebrides. The islands form a disparate archipelago. The largest islands are, from south to north, Islay, Jura, Mull, Rùm and Skye. Skye is the largest and most populous of all with an area of 1,656 km 2 (639 sq mi) and a population of just over 10,000. [2 ...
According to the Isle of Mull website, Ulva was booming in 1837, with a population of 604 people. [32] [11] After the Clearances ordered by Clark, two-thirds of the islanders were gone within a few years.
Population data is from the 2001 census save those indicated as below. Area data for offshore islands is from Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7. pp. 502-503 or the section tables. Islands marked with an asterisk are those for which he does not provide data.
However, although the Outer Hebrides have retained many Gaelic speakers, in the 2001 census only Skye (31%) and Tiree (48%) had more than 25% of the resident population able to speak Gaelic; Mull, Jura, Gigha and Coll each recorded figures of less than 15%.
This article is a list of some of the islands that form the British Isles that have an area of 1 square kilometre (247 acres) or larger, listing area and population data. The total area of the islands is 314,965 km 2 (121,609 sq mi). [ 1 ]
Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean [1]) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. [2] It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory at the narrowest part of the island. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the little black bay of St Columba).