Cairn na Burgh Beag
| Gaelic name | Cairn na Burgh Beag |
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| Norse name | Kiarnaborg |
| Meaning of name | (small) "fort on good land" |
| Location | |
 Cairn na Burgh Beag
Cairn na Burgh Beag shown within Argyll and Bute
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| OS grid reference | NM308449 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Treshnish Isles |
| Area | 1.2 ha |
| Highest elevation | 22 m |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [1][2][3][4] |
Cairn na Burgh Beag is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
Cairn na Burgh Beag is the smaller of the two "Carnburgs" (as they are nicknamed) at the northeastern end of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides - the other being Cairn na Burgh Mòr. Cairnburgh Castle, which guards the entrance to Loch Tuath on the west coast of Mull is primarily located on the larger of the pair. However, an unusual feature of the castle its that its defences straddle both islands, Cairn na Burgh Beag having a small guard-house and a well.[5]
These grassy islands are both remnants of ancient lava flows, and have a distinctive profile: flat-topped and trimmed with cliffs.
Footnotes
- ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
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- ↑ Ordnance Survey
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- ↑ "Cairnburgh Castle". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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