Bac Beag

Bac Beag
Location
Bac Beag Bac Beag shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NM238377
Names
Gaelic name	Bac Beag
Meaning of name	little bank or obstacle
Area and summit
Area	ha
Highest elevation	m
Population
Population	0
Groupings
Island group	Treshnish Isles
Local Authority	Argyll and Bute
References	[1][2][3]

Bac Beag and Bac Mòr

Bac Beag is a Scottish island, part of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides.

Origin of name

The Gaelic name has several possible interpretations. Beag simply means small (as opposed to Bac Mòr, its larger sister), but Bac can mean a "bank", or also an "obstacle" or "hindrance".

Geography

Lying south of Lunga with its sister island of Bac Mor, it forms the south western end of the island chain. In contrast to Bac Mòr, Bac Beag is low lying and fairly flat. It is of volcanic origin.

Wildlife

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.

Like the other Treshnish Isles, Bac Beag is uninhabited and is owned by a charity, The Hebridean Trust. The Treshnish Isles are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area due to their importance for breeding seabirds.

References

v t e Inhabited islands of the Hebrides Inner Hebrides Canna Coll Colonsay Danna Eigg Eilean dà Mhèinn Eilean Shona Eilean Tioram Erraid Gigha Gometra Iona Islay Isle of Ewe Jura Kerrera Lismore Muck Mull Oronsay Raasay Sanday Scalpay Rona Rùm Skye Slate Islands Soay Summer Isles Tiree Ulva Outer Hebrides Baleshare Barra Benbecula Berneray Eriskay Flodaigh Fraoch-eilean Great Bernera Grimsay (North) Grimsay (South) Lewis and Harris North Uist Scalpay South Uist Vatersay

Coordinates: 56°27′04″N 6°28′59″W / 56.451°N 6.483°W / 56.451; -6.483