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Revision as of 11:22, 17 December 2011
| Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Rìgh |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | King's Island |
| Location | |
| OS grid reference | NM801018 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islay |
| Area | 86 hectares (0.33 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 155= [1] |
| Highest elevation | Dùn Righ 55 m |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3][4] |
Eilean Rìgh is an island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Craignish, about 300 m off the Argyll coastline. The name is Gaelic for "King's Island", although which royal is not known.
History
The island has the remains of two Iron Age forts.[5]
In the 1930s, the island was home to Sir Reginald Johnston, retired tutor to Puyi, the last Chinese emperor. Johnston modernised the houses, built a Buddhist temple and even flew the Manchukuoan flag in the Chinese-style gardens.[5] The property was purchased by a retired Indian army officer, Major Campbell, who lived in it with his family until the outbreak of World War II when they left for a house in Ardfern. It was purchased by Lord Wilfred Brown and his cousin Mr Robert Banks Skinner in 1959 as a holiday home.[citation needed] In 1992 it was sold to James Waldegrave, then Viscount Chewton.[citation needed]
The current owner is a London-based city trader, Christian Siva-Jothy, who purchased the island in 1999 and then substantially renovated the properties on the island. He is a former Partner of Goldman Sachs where he was in charge of Proprietary Trading. He retired from Goldman Sachs in 2005. [6]
Footnotes
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ a b "Overview of Eilean Righ". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ "Legendary success of a geeky talent". London: The Times. 2005-08-13. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
56°9′N 5°32′W / 56.150°N 5.533°W
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