Longa Island

Longa Island

Infobox Scottish island |


latitude=57.72
longitude=-5.8
GridReference=NG736776
celtic name=Longa
norse name=Possibly Long-øy
meaning of name= Old Norse 'ship Island'
area= 126 ha
area rank= 133
highest elevation= Druim am Eilean 70 m
Population=0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Highland
local authority=Highland Council
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ] cite book| author=Haswell-Smith, Hamish| date=2004| title=The Scottish Islands| location=Edinburgh| publisher=Canongate| isbn=] [ [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames] ]

Longa Island (Gaelic: "Longa") is an uninhabited island at the mouth of Loch Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland.

Geology

The island is mainly sandstone covered with grass and heather.

Economy

There was a small fishing community in early in the 19th Century; the island had become deserted by the latter part.

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