The Scottish Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Scottish IslandFrom the abandoned crofts of Mingulay and the standing stones of Orkney to the white beaches of Colonsay and the spectacular Cuillins of Skye, this is a complete gazetteer covering all of Scotland's many hundreds of islands, including those which are uninhabited and those which are notoriously difficult to reach. Packed with information on access, anchorages, points of historical or natural interest and things to do and see, this compendium provides information for touring, for browsing, for reference, and for all of those travellers who wish to experience some of the most beautiful and remote places in the world. Illustrated with full colour illustrations and relief maps of all the main islands, this is both an impressive work of reference and a fascinating personal view of Scotland's distant outposts. |
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... Acres 1381 Area in Hectares 559 4.2 Eigg 56 ° 54N 06 ° 10W 24 14 7534 3049 4.3 Rum 57 ° 00N 06 ° 20W 13 3 25854 10463 4.4 Canna 57 ° 04N 06 ° 33W 36 32 2792 1130 Sanday 57 ° 03N 06 ° 29W 455 184 1314 * Table 2 : The islands arranged in ...
... Acres 1381 Area in Hectares 559 4.2 Eigg 56 ° 54N 06 ° 10W 24 14 7534 3049 4.3 Rum 57 ° 00N 06 ° 20W 13 3 25854 10463 4.4 Canna 57 ° 04N 06 ° 33W 36 32 2792 1130 Sanday 57 ° 03N 06 ° 29W 455 184 1314 * Table 2 : The islands arranged in ...
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... acres ) Height : 72m ( 236 ft ) Owner : JIH Macdonald - Buchanan and leased to the two families of Grant . The Grant family have lived on the Isle of Ewe since the middle of the 19th century . Population : 1841-34 . 1881-43 . 1891-39 ...
... acres ) Height : 72m ( 236 ft ) Owner : JIH Macdonald - Buchanan and leased to the two families of Grant . The Grant family have lived on the Isle of Ewe since the middle of the 19th century . Population : 1841-34 . 1881-43 . 1891-39 ...
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... acres ) Height : 56m ( 184 ft ) Owner : About half the island belongs to Bernera Common Grazing . Population : 1841-181 . 1881-137 . 1891-152 ( 37 houses ) . Evacuated by request in 1923 but one family stayed on with a land - holding of ...
... acres ) Height : 56m ( 184 ft ) Owner : About half the island belongs to Bernera Common Grazing . Population : 1841-181 . 1881-137 . 1891-152 ( 37 houses ) . Evacuated by request in 1923 but one family stayed on with a land - holding of ...
Other editions - View all
The Scottish Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Scottish Island Hamish Haswell-Smith No preview available - 1996 |
The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island Hamish Haswell-Smith No preview available - 2008 |
The Scottish Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Scottish Island Hamish Haswell-Smith No preview available - 2004 |
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acres Admiralty Charts Anchor anchorage Bagh Barra beach Beag Beinn Berneray boat Boreray broch built Caolas Castle Cave centre chambered cairn chapel church cliffs crofts Dubh Dùn Eilean nan entrance Eriskay farm ferry Firth fishing Flodday Garbh Geology Gigha gneiss Gometra ground harbour Harris Head headland Height Hill Holm houses Iona island Islay Isles islet jetty Kirkwall km 1/2 mile Lerwick Lewis lighthouse Linga Loch lochans MacDonald MacLeod mainland Maps Mhór Mór Mull narrow Natural Arch Ness Norse North Uist Occasional anchorage Orkney Owner Pabbay Papa peat pier Point Population Port Raasay reef regular access road rock rocky Rona Rousay Rubh Rubha ruin sand sandstone Scalpay Scotland Scottish Sgeir sheep Sheet shelter Shetland Shillay shore side Skerry Skye Soay Sound South Uist Stack stone swell Tarbert Temp tidal Uist uninhabited Viking village weather west coast Wick Wildlife