Horse Island, Summer Isles

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Horse Island
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean nan Each
Location
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Horse Island
En Mhic Coinnich shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid reference NC023045
Coordinates 57°59′N5°20′W / 57.99°N 5.34°W / 57.99; -5.34
Physical geography
Island group Summer Isles
Area53 ha (316 sq mi)
Area rank196= [1]
Highest elevationSgùrr nan Uan, 60 m (197 ft)
Administration
Council area Highland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
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References [2] [3] [4]
Horse Island from Badenscaillie Horseisland.jpg
Horse Island from Badenscaillie

Horse Island (Scottish Gaelic : Eilean nan Each) is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in the west of Scotland.

Once inhabited, the island now only supports a herd of wild goats. [5] [6] It rises to a maximum elevation of 60 metres (197 feet) at Sgùrr nan Uan ("peak of the lambs").

Footnotes

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey
  5. Perrott, David (1988). Guide to the Western Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh: Kittiwake Press. ISBN   0-7028-0886-5.
  6. "Overview of Horse Island". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 15 December 2007.

57°59′10″N5°20′40″W / 57.98611°N 5.34444°W / 57.98611; -5.34444


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