Trichome

Horse Island
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean nan Each
Location
Horse Island is located in Highland
Horse Island
Horse Island
En Mhic Coinnich shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNC023045
Coordinates57°59′N 5°20′W / 57.99°N 5.34°W / 57.99; -5.34
Physical geography
Island groupSummer Isles
Area53 ha (316 sq mi)
Area rank196= [1]
Highest elevationSgùrr nan Uan, 60 m (197 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaHighland
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]
Horse Island from Badenscaillie

Horse Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean nan Each) 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] It rises to a maximum elevation of 60 metres (197 feet) at Sgùrr nan Uan ("peak of the lambs").

Footnotes[edit]

  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 15 December 2007.

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


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