Garbh Eilean, Shiant Islands

Garbh Eilean
Scottish Gaelic nameGarbh Eilean
Meaning of nameRough Isle
Location
Garbh Eilean is located in Outer Hebrides
Garbh Eilean
Garbh Eilean
Garbh Eilean shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNG414983
Coordinates57°54′N 6°22′W / 57.9°N 6.36°W / 57.9; -6.36
Physical geography
Island groupShiant Islands
Area143 hectares (12 sq mi)
Area rank126 [1]
Highest elevationMullach Buidhe, 160 m (520 ft)
Administration
Council areaComhairle nan Eilean Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

Garbh Eilean (Scottish Gaelic Rough Isle) is one of the Shiant Islands at the south end of the Minch on the west coast of Scotland.

Beach between the two main islands of the Shiants (Garbh Eilean and Eilean an Taighe)
Garbh Eilean from Eilean an Taighe
  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.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.