Ceann Iar

Ceann Iar
Scottish Gaelic nameCeann Iar
Meaning of nameWestern Headland
Location
Ceann Iar is located in Outer Hebrides
Ceann Iar
Ceann Iar
Ceann Iar shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF616623
Coordinates57°31′N 7°39′W / 57.52°N 7.65°W / 57.52; -7.65
Physical geography
Island groupMonach Islands
Area154 ha
Area rank122 [1]
Highest elevationCnoc Bharr 19 m
Administration
Council areaComhairle nan Eilean Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4]

Ceann Iar (Gaelic "Western Headland") is one of the Monach Isles/Heisgeir, to the west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. It is a slender island, approximately a mile, or two kilometres long.

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 22 Benbecula & South Uist (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319226223.