Neave Island
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Neave Island (also Coomb Island) is an island on the north coast of Sutherland. It is 75 acres in size and has a highest elevation of 230 ft.
It is a small rugged island to the east of Eilean nan Ròn, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, Caol Beag.[1] It is just over half a mile from the settlement of Skerray and is known for its sandy beach on the far eastern end of the island.[2] There are remains of an ancient church, Shown to be called St. Coloumba's Church on an 1874 map of the Island.[3][4]
Footnotes
- Location map: 58°32’49"N, 4°17’53"W
- ↑ "Coomb Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst10349.html. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ↑ "An island to myself". John o'Groat Journal. 28 May 2008. http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4629/An_island_to_myself.html. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ↑ Scotflyer / Alan Moar. "Neave Island". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25162103@N04/2390062811/. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ↑ "Historical perspective for Coomb Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurehistory10349.html. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
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