Cairn na Burgh Beag

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Cairn na Burgh Beag
Location
Cairn na Burgh Beag
Cairn na Burgh Beag shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference:	NM308449
Names
Gaelic name:	Cairn na Burgh Beag
Norse name:	Kiarnaborg
Meaning of name:	(small) "fort on good land"
Area and Summit
Area:	1.2 ha
Highest elevation:	22 m
Population
Population (2001):	0
Groupings
Island Group:	Treshnish Isles
Local Authority:	Argyll and Bute
References:	[1][2][3][4]

Cairn na Burgh Beag is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

The Treshnish Isles from above Port Haunn on Mull. Nearest are Cairn na Burgh Beag and Cairn na Burgh Mòr. Behind are the low flat island of Fladda and the tallest island, Lunga, which obscures Bac Mòr and Bac Beag beyond.

Cairn na Burgh Beag is the larger of the two "Carnburgs" (as they are nicknamed) at the northeastern end of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides - the other being "Cairn na Burgh Mòr". The larger of a pair guards the entrance to Loch Tuath on the west coast of Mull. These grassy islands are both remnants of ancient lava flows, and have a distinctive profile: flat-topped and trimmed with cliffs.

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3. 
3. ^ Ordnance Survey
4. ^ Overview of Cairn na Burgh Beg. Gazeteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.

Coordinates: 56°31′10″N 6°22′35″W / 56.51944, -6.37639

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