Sgeir Caillich
| Sgeir Caillich | ||
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| Waters | Loch Creran | |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 31 '35 " N , 5 ° 23' 53" W | |
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| length | 386 m | |
| width | 40 m | |
| Highest elevation | 4 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Sgeir Caillich ( Gaelic for " archipelago of the old woman ") is an uninhabited island, which can be counted in the broader sense of the Inner Hebrides due to its location in Loch Creran, a tributary of Loch Linnhe .
location
Caillich is near the mouth of the hole between the island of Eriska and Rhugarbh, in front of the hamlet of South Shian, less than a hundred meters offshore. It extends 386 meters in a north-south direction and about 40 meters in an east-west direction.
geography
The island consists of three peaks, of which the closest to the coast is the smallest and the farthest is the largest. The first, next, is also the lowest. It rises about one and a half meters above sea level. The third, largest, is about four meters high when the water level is normal. At high tide the connection between the elevations is flooded, at low tide they are connected. If the level is extremely low, it is even possible to get to the island on foot. On the west side of the second elevation there is a small natural bay in which a boat can be moored when the water level is normal.
Flora and fauna
The first elevation is only covered with low grass. At the edges all the islands drop rocky towards the water. Algae and small crabs can be found in the puddles that the runoff water leaves behind during floods. The southern end of the second elevation is also characterized by grass and low bushes. Further north there is a small, light birch grove. The third elevation also offers space for larger trees: there are also large conifers here. However, it is also the only elevation that is not easily accessible, as it is completely overgrown by dense ferns.
meaning
On the south side, towards the bank, there is an oyster farm in table cultivation due to the shallow water . There used to be chains and materials for mooring ships on the west side of the second elevation, but these are now rusted and no longer usable.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lizanne Henderson, Edward Cowan: Scottish Fairy Belief: A History .