Stockinish Island
| Stockinish Island | |
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| Location | |
  Stockinish Island
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| Stockinish Island shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NG136903 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Eilean Stocainis
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| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 49 hectares (0.19 sq mi) |
| Area rank: | 195= |
| Highest elevation: | 44 metres (144 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Lewis and Harris |
| Local Authority: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
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| References: | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. | |
Stockinish Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Stocainis) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides. It lies, on the edge of the Minch in Loch Stockinish, south east of Harris. It is 49 hectares (0.19 sq mi) in area, and 44 metres (144 ft) at its highest point. [2]
It is uninhabited and is now used for grazing.
Geography and geology
Eilean Stocainis' geology is Lewisian gneiss.
To the south west is the small Eilean Leasait, and Stac nam Faoileag (seagull stack) is just to the south. There are a number of reefs to the south, which are above water at low tide.
Loch an t-Sàile (loch of the brine) takes up much of the island. It is an artificially dammed saltwater loch, probably formerly a fish trap, and now used as a lobster pond.[2]
It has two kyles (straits) to the north and south, namely Caolas Beag to the north east and Caolas Mòr to the south west.
Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
Coordinates: 57°49′N 6°49′W / 57.817°N 6.817°W / 57.817; -6.817
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