Horse Island, Summer Isles

Horse Island
Gaelic name Eilean nan Each
Location
Horse Island
En Mhic Coinnich shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid reference NC023045
Coordinates 57°59′N 5°20′W / 57.99°N 5.34°W / 57.99; -5.34
Physical geography
Island group Summer Isles
Area 53 hectares (0.20 sq mi)
Area rank 196= [1]
Highest elevation Sgurr nan Uan 60 metres (197 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland
Demographics
Population 0
References [2][3][4]
Horse Island from Badenscaillie

Horse Island is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in the north west of Scotland.

Once inhabited, the island now only supports a herd of wild goats.[5][6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ↑ Ordnance Survey
  5. ↑ Perrott, David (1988). Guide to the Western Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh: Kittiwake Press. ISBN 0-7028-0886-5.
  6. ↑ "Overview of Horse Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-12-15.

Coordinates: 57°59′10″N 5°20′40″W / 57.98611°N 5.34444°W / 57.98611; -5.34444


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