Kirkibost

Kirkibost
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Chirceaboist
Towards Kirkibost Island Looking out across the sea towards the sand dunes at the southern end of Kirkibost Island
Towards Kirkibost Island Looking out across the sea towards the sand dunes at the southern end of Kirkibost Island
Location
Kirkibost is located in Outer Hebrides
Kirkibost
Kirkibost
Kirkibost shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF758640
Coordinates57°34′N 7°25′W / 57.56°N 7.42°W / 57.56; -7.42
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area205
Area rank105= [1]
Highest elevation7 m
Administration
Council areaOuter Hebrides
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

Kirkibost (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chirceaboist) is a low-lying island west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.[5]

  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. ^ NRS1C
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kirkibost". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.