Texa

Texa
Scottish Gaelic nameTeacsa
Meaning of nameUnknown
Location
Texa is located in Argyll and Bute
Texa
Texa
Texa shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR392437
Coordinates55°37′N 6°08′W / 55.61°N 6.14°W / 55.61; -6.14
Physical geography
Island groupIslay
Area48 ha (18 sq mi)
Area rank207 [1]
Highest elevationCeann Garbh, 48 m (157 ft)
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4][5]

Texa (Scottish Gaelic: Teacsa) is a small island 700 metres (38 mile) directly south of Islay, in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It reaches a height of 48 metres (157 feet) at its highest point, Ceann Garbh. It is part of the parish of Kildalton on Islay. The distilleries of Laphroaig and Lagavulin are nearby on the Islay coast, as well as Port Ellen. It is currently inhabited, but is home to wild goats, as well as otters.

Ceann Garbh, the summit of the island.
  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. ^ 2001 UK census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)