| Cairn na Burgh Beag | |
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Cairn na Burgh Beag
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| Cairn na Burgh Beag shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| 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 | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Treshnish Isles |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
| References | [1][2][3][4] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Cairn na Burgh Beag is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
Cairn na Burgh Beag is the smaller 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. Cairnburgh Castle, which guards the entrance to Loch Tuath on the west coast of Mull is primarily located on the larger of the pair. However, an unusual feature of the castle its that its defences straddle both islands, Cairn na Burgh Beag having a small guard-house and a well.[5]
These grassy islands are both remnants of ancient lava flows, and have a distinctive profile: flat-topped and trimmed with cliffs.
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