Calbha Beag
| Gaelic name | Calbha Beag |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Little calf island[1] |
| Location | |
  Calbha Beag Calbha Beag shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NC156367 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islands of Sutherland |
| Area | 45 hectares (110 acres)[2] |
| Area rank | 210= (?) [3] |
| Highest elevation | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[4] |
 | |
Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor.
An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares (77 acres),[5] although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares (110 acres), possibly including areas exposed at low tide.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir p. 25
- 1 2 "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 15 Loch Assynt (Lochinver & Kylesku) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231265.
References
- Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
Coordinates: 58°16′48″N 5°08′48″W / 58.2801°N 5.1466°W
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