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Neave Island

Neave Island

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Not to be confused with Nave Island near Islay.

Neave Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean na Naoimh, "Isle of the Saint") or Coomb(e) Island is an island on the north coast of the Scottish mainland.

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Neave Island is a small rugged island to the east of Eilean nan Ròn in Sutherland, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, Caol Beag.[2] It is just over 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) offshore from the mainland settlement of Skerray and is known for its sandy beach on the far eastern end of the island.[5] There are remains of an ancient church, identified as St. Coloumba's Church on an 1874 map of the island.[6][7]

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  2. [2]
    "Coomb Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  3. [3]
    Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  4. [4]
    Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. [5]
    "An island to myself". John o'Groat Journal. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  6. [6]
    Scotflyer / Alan Moar. "Neave Island". Flickr. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  7. [7]
    "Historical perspective for Coomb Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
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