| Scottish Gaelic name | Calbha Mòr |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Large calf island1 |
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| Location | |
Calbha Mòr Calbha Mòr shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NC167367 |
| Coordinates | 58°17′N 5°08′W / 58.28°N 5.13°W / 58.28; -5.13 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islands of Sutherland |
| Area | 70 ha2 |
| 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.
Geography
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 covers 70 hectares (170 acres)2 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 east5 and a major fish escape from a fish farm took place here in 2003.6
Notes
Notes
- Mac an Tàilleir p. 25
- Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- Calbha Mòr Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Marine World Database. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.
- "Calbha Site 5" (PDF). Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Mass escape of fake salmon in North West Sutherland" Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Steelheader Magazine. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.
References
References
- Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
58°16′52″N 5°7′37″W / 58.28111°N 5.12694°W / 58.28111; -5.12694