Longa Island

For other places with the same name, see Longa (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Lunga (disambiguation).
Longa Island
Gaelic name Longa
Norse name Possibly Long-øy
Meaning of name Old Norse 'ship Island'
Location
Longa Island
Longa Island shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid reference NG736776
Physical geography
Island group Highland
Area 126 hectares (0.49 sq mi)
Area rank 132[1]
Highest elevation Druim am Eilean 70 metres (230 ft)
Political geography
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland Council
Demographics
Population 0[2]
References [3][4][5]

Longa Island (Gaelic: Longa) is a small uninhabited island at the mouth of Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland.

Geology

The island is mainly sandstone covered with grass and heather.[4]

Economy

There was a small fishing community in early in the 19th century; the island had become deserted by the latter part.

Footnotes

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. 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.
  3. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 19 Gairloch & Ullapool (Loch Maree) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231074.
  4. 1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  5. Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

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Coordinates: 57°43′54″N 5°48′9″W / 57.73167°N 5.80250°W / 57.73167; -5.80250


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