Eilean Mullagrach

Eilean Mullagrach is an island in the Summer Isles of Scotland.[3] It is located in Highland council area, in the northwestern part of the country, 800 km northwest of the United Kingdom capital London. It is the most northerly of the Summer Isles.[4] Its area is 39 hectares[1][Note 1] and the maximum elevation is 46 metres (151 ft).[2]

Eilean Mullagrach
Location
Eilean Mullagrach
Eilean Mullagrach shown within Highland Scotland
Coordinates58°2′50.17″N 5°27′39.82″W
Physical geography
Area39 hectares (0.15 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation46 metres (151 ft)[2]
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaHighland

In 2024 the island, which has a small cabin and landing point with ladders for a small boat, was put up for sale for "offers over £500,000".[1]

Bird life on the island includes kittiwakes, bonxies, shags and fulmars.[1]

Notes
  1. The Gazetteer for Scotland states 75 ha[4] and "Rick Livingstone's Tables" has 29 ha[5] but the BBC's estimate corresponds more closely to an aproximation from Ordnance Survey maps. Haswell-Smith does not include it in his tables of islands greater in area than 40 ha.[6]

References
  1. "Island for sale: Limited viewing, sturdy footwear essential.". BBC News. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  3. "Eilean Mullagrach". Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. "Mullagrach, Eilean". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. "Rick Livingstone's Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (PDF). Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  6. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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