Ascrib Islands
| Ascrib Islands | ||
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 (with Skye in the foreground and background) |
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| Waters | Loch Snizort ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
| archipelago | Inner Hebrides | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 35 ′ N , 6 ° 31 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 7th | |
| Main island | South Ascrib | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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The Ascrib Islands are a group of islands to the north of the Inner Hebrides in Scotland . They are located in Loch Snizort between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas in the northwest of the Isle of Skye .
The following islands belong to this group (from north to south):
- Eilean Iosal
- Eilean Creagach
- Sgeir a 'Chuain
- Sgeir a 'Chapuill
- Eilean Garave
- South Ascrib
- Scalp rock
There is an uninhabited house on South Ascrib, the largest island. The islands were for sale in the late 1990s. They were acquired by Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo .
The Ascrib Islands, Isay and Loch Dunvegan have been a Natura 2000 area since 2005 to protect the seals ( Phoca vitulina ) living there .
Individual evidence
- ↑ European Environment Agency (English)
Web links
Commons : Ascrib Islands - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
