Calbha_Mòr

Calbha Mòr

Calbha Mòr

Tidal islet in Eddrachillis Bay, Sutherland, Scotland

Not to be confused with Calve Island.

Calbha Mòr is a tidal islet in Eddrachillis Bay, Sutherland, Scotland.

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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 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]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Mac an Tàilleir p. 25
  2. [2]
    Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Calbha Mòr Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Marine World Database. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Calbha Site 5" (PDF). Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Mass escape of fake salmon in North West Sutherland" Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Steelheader Magazine. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.

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


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