Horse Island, Summer Isles

For other places with the same name, see Horse Island (disambiguation).

Horse Island

Scottish Gaelic name	Eilean nan Each
Location
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
Area	53 ha (3⁄16 sq mi)
Area rank	196=  [1]
Highest elevation	Sgùrr nan Uan, 60 m (197 ft)
Administration
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0
References	[2] [3] [4]

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 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
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