Haskeir
Haskeir | ||
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Lighthouse on Haskeir, with Haskeir Eagach in the background | ||
Waters | North Atlantic | |
Archipelago | Outer Hebrides | |
Geographical location | 57 ° 41 '53 " N , 7 ° 41' 4" W | |
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surface | 15 ha | |
Highest elevation | 37.5 m above sea level NN | |
Residents | uninhabited | |
Haskeir (right) and Haskeir Eagach as seen from Griminish Point on North Uist |
Haskeir ( Scottish Gaelic : Eilean Hasgeir ; also Great Haskeir (Scottish Gaelic Hasgeir Mhòr ), Old Norwegian probably Skilðar or Skilðir 'shields') is an uninhabited island in the west of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland . One kilometer southwest of Haskeir are the five skerries Haskeir eagach , in German "Gesunkenes Haskeir".
geography
Haskeir is a remote, mostly rocky island. It is located 13 kilometers west-northwest of North Uist and around 40 kilometers east of the St. Kilda archipelago , for which Haskeir is the closest land area.
There are several rock arches along the coast and Castle Cliff , a high cliff at the north end of Haskeir. Immediately north and south of the island are numerous other, small skerries . The vegetation consists of a few plants such as carnation , white carnation , common plantain and melde .
The rock is mostly gneiss .
history
The presumed earlier name of the island, skildar , is considered to be the origin of the name of the island group St. Kilda.
The remains of a hut are on Haskeir. It is believed to have been built by fishermen from the Monach Islands . In 1997 a lighthouse was built on Haskeir.
Others
The Monach Islands south of Haskeir are also called Heisker , which occasionally leads to confusion.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Quine: St Kilda . Colin Baxter Island Guides, Grantown-on-Spey 2000, ISBN 1841070084 . P. 21. Quine suspects that Skildar was written by Lucas J. Waghenaer in his 1592 map without the final r and with a point after the S , i.e. S. Kilda . Others thought this was a saint's name and so created the spelling of St Kilda .
- ↑ Nicholas de Nicolay: (1583) Vraye & exacte description Hydrographique des costes maritimes d'Escosse & des Isles Orchades Hebrides avec partie d'Angleterre & d'Irlande servant a la navigation . Edinburgh 1583, National Library of Scotland, accessed December 22, 2007