Horse Island, Summer Isles

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Horse Island, Summer Isles
Location
Horse Island, Summer Isles (Scotland)
Horse Island, Summer Isles
Horse Island, Summer Isles
Horse Island, Summer Isles shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference: NC023045
Names
Gaelic name: Eilean nam Eich


Area and Summit
Area: 53 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands): 188=
Highest elevation: Sgurr nan Uan 60 m
Population
Population (2001): 0


Groupings
Island Group: Summer Isles
Local Authority: Highland
Scotland
References: [1][2][3]

Horse Island is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in the north west of Scotland.

Once inhabited, the island now only supports a herd of wild goats.[4][5]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ Perrott, David (1988). Guide to the Western Islamds of Scotland. Edinburgh: Kittiwake Press. ISBN 0702808865. 
  5. ^ Overview of Horse Island. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.

Coordinates: 57°58′48″N 5°20′24″W / 57.98, -5.34