Stockinish Island
| Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Stocainis |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| OS grid reference | NG136903 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Lewis and Harris |
| Area | 49 ha |
| Area rank | 195= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 44 m |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3][4] |
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 ha in area, and 44 metres at its highest point. [3]
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.[3]
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
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57°49′N 6°49′W / 57.817°N 6.817°W
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