Kirkibost

Kirkibost

Kirkibost

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Kirkibost (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chirceaboist) is a low-lying island west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.[5]

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Geography

Kirkibost, along with neighbouring Baleshare, is covered by a machair system of coastal plains covered with shell sand, part covered by grass, with some sand dunes, fens and peat. Together with Baleshare, it forms part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6] The small islands of Eilean Mòr, Bior-eilean and Sròmaigh lie between Kirkibost and North Uist.[4]

Wildlife

The island is important for corncrakes, various wading birds and overwintering wildfowl.[6]

Economy

Kirkibost has been cultivated in the past, but is now used only for seasonal cattle grazing.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    NRS1C
  3. [3]
    Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  4. [4]
    Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. [5]
    Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kirkibost". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. [6]
    Scottish Natural Heritage (2011). "SSSI Management Statement: Baleshare & Kirkibost SSSI". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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