Scottish Gaelic name | Calbha Mòr |
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Meaning of name | Large calf island [1] |
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Location | |
OS grid reference | NC167367 |
Coordinates | 58°17′N 5°08′W / 58.28°N 5.13°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Islands of Sutherland |
Area | 70 ha [2] |
Area rank | 174= [3] |
Highest elevation | 67 m (220 ft) [2] |
Administration | |
Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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Calbha Mòr is a tidal islet in Eddrachillis Bay, Sutherland, Scotland.
Calbha Mòr lies north of the Kylesku Bridge and west of the Duartmore forest in a location that is relatively inaccessible from the A894 road. It is 70 hectares (170 acres) [2] in area and comprises two rounded hills, the higher of which reaches 67 metres (220 ft). [2]
It is separated from its smaller neighbour, Calbha Beag, by a channel 11 metres (36 ft) deep. [4] Calbha Beag is 45 hectares (110 acres) in area. [2]
The sheltered Bàgh Chalbha lies to the east [5] and a large escape of fish from a fish farm here took place in 2003. [6]
58°16′52″N 5°7′37″W / 58.28111°N 5.12694°W
Scottish Gaelic name | Calbha Mòr |
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Meaning of name | Large calf island [1] |
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Location | |
OS grid reference | NC167367 |
Coordinates | 58°17′N 5°08′W / 58.28°N 5.13°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Islands of Sutherland |
Area | 70 ha [2] |
Area rank | 174= [3] |
Highest elevation | 67 m (220 ft) [2] |
Administration | |
Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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Calbha Mòr is a tidal islet in Eddrachillis Bay, Sutherland, Scotland.
Calbha Mòr lies north of the Kylesku Bridge and west of the Duartmore forest in a location that is relatively inaccessible from the A894 road. It is 70 hectares (170 acres) [2] in area and comprises two rounded hills, the higher of which reaches 67 metres (220 ft). [2]
It is separated from its smaller neighbour, Calbha Beag, by a channel 11 metres (36 ft) deep. [4] Calbha Beag is 45 hectares (110 acres) in area. [2]
The sheltered Bàgh Chalbha lies to the east [5] and a large escape of fish from a fish farm here took place in 2003. [6]
58°16′52″N 5°7′37″W / 58.28111°N 5.12694°W