Longa Island
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| Gaelic name | Longa |
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| Norse name | Possibly Long-øy |
| Meaning of name | Old Norse 'ship Island' |
| Location | |
 Longa Island
Longa Island shown within Highland Scotland
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| OS grid reference | NG736776 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Highland |
| Area | 126 hectares (0.49 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 132 [1] |
| Highest elevation | Druim am Eilean 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland Council |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
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| References | [3][4][5] |
Longa Island (Gaelic: Longa) is a small uninhabited island at the mouth of Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland.
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Geology
The island is mainly sandstone covered with grass and heather.[4]
Economy
There was a small fishing community in early in the 19th century; the island had become deserted by the latter part.
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Longaview.jpg
Longa Island, across the Caolas Beag
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Shags on Sron na Caillich
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Longacave.jpg
Unmapped Sea Cave Below An Raon
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Longabeach.jpg
Camus na Rainich
Footnotes
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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