Horse Island, Summer Isles

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Horse Island
Gaelic: Eilean nam Eich

Summer Isles
(Cromartyshire)


Horse Island from Badenscaillie
Location
Location: 57°59’24"N, 5°20’24"W
Grid reference: NC023045
Area: 131 acres
Highest point: Sgurr nan Uan, 173 feet
Data
Population: 0

Horse Island is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in Cromartyshire, a group lying in Loch Broom on the west coast

Once inhabited, Horse Island now only supports a herd of wild goats.[1][2]

References

  1. Perrott, David (1988). Guide to the Western Islamds of Scotland. Edinburgh: Kittiwake Press. ISBN 0-7028-0886-5. 
  2. "Overview of Horse Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1679.html. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 
The Summer Isles, Cromartyshire

Bottle Island  • Eilean Dubh  • Horse Island  • Isle Martin  • Priest Island  • Isle Ristol  • Tanera Beag  • Tanera Mòr