Isle Martin

Isle Martin
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Mhàrtainn
Meaning of nameSt Martin's Isle
The northern coast of Isle Martin is made up entirely of sea cliffs
The northern coast of Isle Martin is made up entirely of sea cliffs
Location
Isle Martin is located in Highland
Isle Martin
Isle Martin
Isle Martin shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNH091995
Coordinates57°56′42″N 5°13′30″W / 57.945°N 5.225°W / 57.945; -5.225
Physical geography
Island groupSummer Isles
Area157 ha (58 sq mi)
Area rank120 [1]
Highest elevation120 m (394 ft)
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4]

Isle Martin (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Mhàrtainn) is an uninhabited island in Loch Broom, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the closest of the Summer Isles to Ullapool and has been the site of a monastery, a herring curing station and a flour mill. Now recognised as a bird sanctuary, it is owned and managed by a community trust.

  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 1-84195-454-3.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 19 Gairloch & Ullapool (Loch Maree) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231074.