Horse Island, Summer Isles

Horse Island, Summer Isles

Infobox Scottish island


latitude=57.99
longitude=-5.34
GridReference=NC023045
celtic name= Eilean nam Eich
norse name=
meaning of name=
area= 53 ha
area rank= 188=
highest elevation=Sgurr nan Uan 60 m
Population=0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Summer Isles
local authority=Highland
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland] Haswell-Smith] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ]

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. [cite book| author=Perrott, David| title=Guide to the Western Islamds of Scotland| date=1988|publisher=Kittiwake Press| location=Edinburgh| isbn=0702808865] [cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1679.html| title=Overview of Horse Island| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-12-15]

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