Horse Island, Summer Isles
For other places with the same name, see Horse Island (disambiguation).
| Gaelic name | Eilean nan Each |
|---|---|
| Location | |
  Horse Island En Mhic Coinnich shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NC023045 |
| 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) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| 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
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey
- ↑ Perrott, David (1988). Guide to the Western Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh: Kittiwake Press. ISBN 0-7028-0886-5.
- ↑ "Overview of Horse Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
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Coordinates: 57°59′10″N 5°20′40″W / 57.98611°N 5.34444°W
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