Seanna Chnoc

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Bearsay
View of Seanna Chnoc (left in the picture)
View of Seanna Chnoc (left in the picture)
Waters North Atlantic
Archipelago Outer Hebrides
Geographical location 58 ° 17 '2 "  N , 6 ° 55' 12"  W Coordinates: 58 ° 17 '2 "  N , 6 ° 55' 12"  W.
Seanna Chnoc (Scotland)
Seanna Chnoc
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

  1. a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. Entry on Cairn on Seanna Chnoc  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  3. Measurement of Google Maps
  4. ^ Map of the Ordnance Survey