Horse Island, Summer Isles

Horse Island
Gaelic name Eilean nan Each
Location
Horse Island
En Mhic Coinnich shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid reference NC023045
Coordinates 57°59′N 5°20′W / 57.99°N 5.34°W / 57.99; -5.34
Physical geography
Island group Summer Isles
Area 53 hectares (0.20 sq mi)
Area rank 196=[1]
Highest elevation Sgurr nan Uan 60 metres (197 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland
Demographics
Population 0
References [2][3][4]
Horse Island from Badenscaillie

Horse Island is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in the north west of Scotland.

Once inhabited, the island now only supports a herd of wild goats.[5][6]

Footnotes

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey
  5. Perrott, David (1988). Guide to the Western Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh: Kittiwake Press. ISBN 0-7028-0886-5.
  6. "Overview of Horse Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-12-15.

Coordinates: 57°59′10″N 5°20′40″W / 57.98611°N 5.34444°W / 57.98611; -5.34444


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