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Rùm

Island in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides

PlaceislandQ278082

Also known as Rhum

Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Highland
, Small Isles
Area: 104 km²
Population: 22
Located in/on physical feature: Small Isles
, Inner Hebrides

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Rùm, a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum, is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland, in the district of Lochaber. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir George Bullough, because he did not relish the idea of having the title "Laird of Rum".

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Located in or next to body of water: Sea of the Hebrides reason for preferred rank: most precise value
Atlantic Ocean
Historic county: Argyll
Highest point: Askival elevation: 812 m
Website: isleofrum.com language: English
Different from: Rum criterion used: toponym is not unique · applies to name of subject: Rum

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13 identifiers linking Rùm across the web's reference databases

57.0000, -6.3500OpenStreetMap ↗

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AIDB. (2026). Rùm (Q278082). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/rum-Q278082