Calve Island
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| Calve Island | |
 Calve Island viewed from Tobermory Golf Course | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location: | 56°37’12"N, 6°2’24"W |
| Grid reference: | NM521546 |
| Area: | 178 acres |
| Highest point: | 65 ft |
| Data | |
| Population: | 0 |
Calve Island is an uninhabited island on the east coast of the Isle of Mull in Argyllshire. It provides some shelter for Tobermory Bay and is separated from Mull by a tidal channel.[1] The island is a mile in length.[2] Under water there is a popular diving site.[3] The island is owned by the Cotton family who make use of it in the summer months.[4]
Stamps
Local stamps were issued for Calve Island in 1984 bearing the image of a Basset Hound. The nearest GPO post box is at Tobermory, on mainland Mull.[5][6]
Notes
- ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 79
- ↑ "Overview of Calve Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1561.html. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ↑ dive site directory
- ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 91
- ↑ "Modern British Local Posts CD Catalogue, 2009 Edition". Phillips. 2003. http://www.seahorsepublishers.com/phillipscatalogues.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ↑ "Basset Hound Stamps animalstamps.com. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
References
- Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
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