Calbha Beag
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| Scottish Gaelic name | Calbha Beag |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Little calf island[1] |
| Location | |
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| OS grid reference | NC156367 |
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| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islands of Sutherland |
| Area | 45 hectares (110 acres)[2] |
| Area rank | 210= (?) [3] |
| Highest elevation | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited[4] |
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Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor.
An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares (77 acres),[5] although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares (110 acres), possibly including areas exposed at low tide.[2]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Mac an Tàilleir p. 25
- ^ a b "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
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References
[edit | edit source]- Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Goireasan Cànain / Language Resources - Tadhail is Ionnsaich : Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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