Seanna Chnoc
Bearsay | ||
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View of Seanna Chnoc (left in the picture) | ||
Waters | North Atlantic | |
Archipelago | Outer Hebrides | |
Geographical location | 58 ° 17 '2 " N , 6 ° 55' 12" W | |
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length | 580 m | |
width | 300 m | |
Highest elevation | 94 m ASL | |
Residents | uninhabited |
Seanna Chnoc , English: Old Hill , is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides . It is located in the council area of the same name and was historically part of the traditional county of Ross-shire or the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty .
The only building on the uninhabited island is a cairn , which, however, dates from modern times and therefore has no historical significance.
geography
Seanna Chnoc is the outermost of the numerous islands in Loch Roag Bay off the Isle of Lewis . It is located about 600 meters north of Bearsay and three kilometers northwest of Little Bernera .
The rocky island rising abruptly from the water has a maximum length of 580 meters and a width of 300 meters. Its highest point rises 94 meters above sea level.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Cairn on Seanna Chnoc in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Measurement of Google Maps
- ^ Map of the Ordnance Survey