Neave Island
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Neave Island Neave Island shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NC663643 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Eilean naomha[1] or Eilean na Coomb[2] |
| Meaning of name | holy[1] |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Highland / Islands of Sutherland |
| Area | 30 hectares (0.12 sq mi)[3] |
| Highest elevation | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
 | |
| References | [4] |
Not to be confused with Nave Island near Islay.
Neave Island (also Coomb Island) is an island on the north coast of the Scottish mainland.
Neave Island is a small rugged island to the east of Eilean nan Ròn in Sutherland, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, Caol Beag.[2] It is just over half a mile from the settlement of Skerray and is known for its sandy beach on the far eastern end of the island.[5] There are remains of an ancient church, Shown to be called St. Coloumba's Church on an 1874 map of the Island.[6][7]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Coomb Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ↑ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "An island to myself". John o'Groat Journal. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ↑ Scotflyer / Alan Moar. "Neave Island". Flickr. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ↑ "Historical perspective for Coomb Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
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