Scarba

Scarba
Scottish Gaelic nameSgarba
Pronunciation[ˈs̪kaɾapə]
Old Norse nameSkarpoe
Meaning of nameOld Norse for "sharp, stony, hilly terrain"
Cruach Scarba
Cruach Scarba
Location
Scarba is located in Argyll and Bute
Scarba
Scarba
Scarba shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNM690044
Coordinates56°10′37″N 5°43′12″W / 56.177°N 5.72°W / 56.177; -5.72
Physical geography
Island groupIslay
Area1,474 ha (5+34 sq mi)
Area rank39 [1]
Highest elevationCruach Scarba 449 m (1,473 ft)
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
PopulationNot permanently inhabited since the 1960s
Largest settlementKilmory Lodge
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

Scarba (Scottish Gaelic: Sgarba) is an island, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, just north of the much larger island of Jura. The island has not been permanently inhabited since the 1960s.[3]

Until his death in 2013 it was owned by Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys; its owner now is Shane Cadzow who farms Luing cattle on the nearby island of Luing[5] and grazes some of the cattle on Scarba.[6] Kilmory Lodge is used seasonally as a shooting lodge, the island having a flourishing herd of red deer.

The island's name is from the Norse and may mean "sharp, stony, hilly terrain"[3] or "cormorant island".[7]

  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. ^ a b c Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 60
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. ^ "Property Map | Who Owns Scotland".
  6. ^ "The 'In Thing' is Luing". 26 August 2020.
  7. ^ Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 104