Longa Island
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For other places with the same name, see Longa.
| Longa Island | |
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| Location | |
  Longa Island
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| Longa Island shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NG736776 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Longa |
| Norse name: | Possibly Long-øy |
| Meaning of name: | Old Norse 'ship Island' |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 126 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 133 |
| Highest elevation: | Druim am Eilean 70 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Highland |
| Local Authority: | Highland Council |
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| References: | [1][2][3][4] |
Longa Island (Gaelic: Longa) is an uninhabited island at the mouth of Loch Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland.
[edit] Geology
The island is mainly sandstone covered with grass and heather.[3]
[edit] Economy
There was a small fishing community in early in the 19th Century; the island had become deserted by the latter part.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate.
- ^ Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames
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