Little Colonsay
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For other places with the same name, see Colonsay (disambiguation).
Little Colonsay | |
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Location | |
Little Colonsay shown within Scotland. | |
OS grid reference: | NM375365 |
Names | |
Gaelic name: | Colbhasa Beag
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Area and Summit | |
Area: | 88 ha |
Area rank (Scottish islands): | 152 |
Highest elevation: | 61 m |
Population | |
Population (2001): | 0
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Groupings | |
Island Group: | Mull |
Local Authority: | Argyll and Bute |
References: | [1][2][3] |
Little Colonsay (Gaelic: Colbhasa Beag) is an uninhabited island west of the island of Mull in Scotland. The geology of the island is columnar basalt, similar, but less dramatic than on neighbouring Staffa.
It is currently owned by Viscount Blakenham.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey