Eilean Dubh is a small, uninhabited tidal island at Lochdon on Mull. It is separated from Mull by an area of salt marsh, which floods at high tide and is approximately 150m in diameter. The name means Black Island in Gaelic. The island isn't currently grazed by livestock. It has large clumps of rhododendrons, juniper and gorse bushes in the middle and some mature trees, including rowan and silver birch. Thrift was in flower on the shores of the island when I visited in mid June 2021. There were also some heather plants.
Houses at Lochdon from Eilean Dubh
Eilean Ban from Eilean Dubh
Thrift flowers on the shore of Eilean Dubh
Juniper bushes and rhododendrons at Eilean Dubh
Trees and rhododendrons on Eilean Dubh
Eilean Dubh from Lochdon
Eilean Dubh from Lochdon
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