Calbha Mor

Not to be confused with Calve Island.
Calbha Mor
Gaelic name Calbha Mor
Meaning of name Large calf island[1]
Location
Calbha Mor
Calbha Mor shown within Scotland
OS grid reference NC167367
Physical geography
Island group Islands of Sutherland
Area 70 ha[2]
Area rank 174=[3]
Highest elevation 67 metres (220 ft)[2]
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

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

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. 1 2 3 4 5 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 Marine World Database. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.
  5. "Mass escape of fake salmon in North West Sutherland" Steelheader Magazine. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.

References

Coordinates: 58°16′52″N 5°7′37″W / 58.28111°N 5.12694°W / 58.28111; -5.12694


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