Isle Ristol

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Isle Ristol
Location
Isle Ristol (Scotland)
Isle Ristol
Isle Ristol
Isle Ristol shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference: NB971112
Names
Gaelic name: Eilean Ruisteil
Meaning of name: 'island with the horse valley' from Gaelic and Norse.
Area and Summit
Area: 225 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands): 104
Highest elevation: 71 m
Population
Population (2001): 0


Groupings
Island Group: Summer Isles
Local Authority: Hghland
Scotland
References: [1][2][3][4][5]

Isle Ristol, the innermost of the Summer Isles in Scotland, is a Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve.

Lying roughly 12 miles north of Ullapool in Wester Ross, it is a tidal island that is separated by a narrow channel from Old Dorney Bay. Access is by boat from Old Dornie.

Over 50 higher species have been identified amongst the flora on the Isle Ristol machair, amongst which are moonwort and adder’s tongue.[6]

Isle Ristol was a site of a British Fishery Society station in the late 18th century.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  3. ^ Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey
  5. ^ Isle Ristol. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  6. ^ SWT Reserve: Isle Ristol. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
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Coordinates: 58°2′39″N 5°26′14″W / 58.04417, -5.43722

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