Calbha Mor

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

Calbha Mor
Scottish Gaelic nameCalbha Mor
Meaning of nameLarge calf island[1]
Location
Calbha Mor
Calbha Mor shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceNC167367
Coordinates58.28°N 5.13°W / 58.28; -5.13
Physical geography
Island groupIslands of Sutherland
Area70 ha[2]
Area rank174=[3]
Highest elevation67 metres (220 ft)[2]
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaHighland
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Geography

Calbha Mor 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 extent and comprises two rounded hills, the highest 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 Bagh Calbha lies to the east and a large escape of fish from a fish farm here took place in 2003.[5]

Notes

  1. Mac an Tàilleir p. 25
  2. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  3. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  4. Calbha Mor Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Marine World Database. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.
  5. "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.


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