Bac Mòr

Bac Mòr
Location
Gaelic name	Bac Mòr
Meaning of name	large bank or obstacle

Bac Mòr Bac Mòr shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NM243387
Coordinates	56°27′N 6°28′W / 56.45°N 6.47°W / 56.45; -6.47
Physical geography
Island group	Treshnish Isles
Area	ha
Highest elevation	Dutchman's Cap 86 m
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Demographics
Population	0^[1]

References	^[2]^[3]

Bac Mòr is a Scottish island, one of the Treshnish Isles,^[3] sometimes referred to as The Dutchman's Cap in English due to its shape.^[2]

Origin of name

The Gaelic name has more than one possible interpretation. Mòr means large (as opposed to Bac Beag, its smaller sister), but Bac can mean a "bank", or also an "obstacle" or "hindrance". The island's profile is one of the more distinctive amongst the Scottish Islands.

Geology

Bac Mòr from Lunga

Bac Mòr is of ancient volcanic origin, and the peak in the middle is a former cone. The low lying plain surrounding it is formed from a glassy lava field.

Despite having no safe landing places, there are the remains of summer sheilings on the island.

Wildlife

The Treshnish Isles are uninhabited and are owned by a charity, The Hebridean Trust. They are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area due to their importance for breeding seabirds. There are also a number of wildflowers there.

References

↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
1 2 Ordnance Survey. "View: Sheet 44, Coll and Tiree - Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2016-01-23.

Coordinates: 56°27′37″N 6°28′31″W / 56.46028°N 6.47528°W / 56.46028; -6.47528

Treshnish Isles, Inner Hebrides
Bac Beag Bac Mòr Lunga/Lungaigh Fladda/Fladaigh Cairn na Burgh Beag Cairn na Burgh Mòr

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

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