Location Map: | Scotland Argyll and Bute |
Caption: | Am Fraoch Eilean shown within Argyll and Bute |
Coordinates: | 55.792°N -6.0378°W |
Gridreference: | NM6105760026 |
Meaning Of Name: | the heather isle |
Population: | 0 |
Island Group: | Inner Hebrides |
Local Authority: | Argyll and Bute |
Am Fraoch Eilean is an uninhabited island in the Sound of Jura, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is 10NaN0 from Ardfin on Jura. Brosdale Island is located to the east.[1] The name is Scottish Gaelic and means "the heather isle"[2] and was formerly called "Ellan Charne". The ruins of Claig Castle are on Am Fraoch Eilean.[3]