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Garbh Sgeir

Garbh Sgeir

Rock in Scotland

Garbh Sgeir (Gaelic: 'rough skerry') is a rock about 100 metres west of the islet Òigh-sgeir, in the Small Isles, Lochaber, Scotland. There is an anchorage between the two.

Garb Sgeir at the western margin of the 1892 map

It is not to be confused with the nearby islet of the same name that lies 400 m east of the southern tip of the island of Eigg, north of Eilean Chathastail.

The rock is home to a large colony of seabirds, and is protected by Scottish Natural Heritage.

References

  • Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  • Murray, W.H. (1966) The Hebrides. London. Heinemann.
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