Longa Island
For other places with the same name, see Longa (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Lunga (disambiguation).
| Gaelic name | Longa |
|---|---|
| Norse name | Possibly Long-øy |
| Meaning of name | Old Norse 'ship Island' |
| Location | |
  Longa Island Longa Island shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NG736776 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Highland |
| Area | 126 hectares (0.49 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 132 [1] |
| Highest elevation | Druim am Eilean 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland Council |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
 | |
| References | [3][4][5] |
Longa Island (Gaelic: Longa) is a small uninhabited island at the mouth of Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland.
Geology
The island is mainly sandstone covered with grass and heather.[4]
Economy
There was a small fishing community in early in the 19th century; the island had become deserted by the latter part.
Longa Island, across the Caolas Beag
Shags on Sron na Caillich
Unmapped Sea Cave Below An Raon
Camus na Rainich
Footnotes
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 19 Gairloch & Ullapool (Loch Maree) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231074.
- 1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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Coordinates: 57°43′54″N 5°48′9″W / 57.73167°N 5.80250°W
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