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    Summer Isles

    The Summer Isles are an archipelago lying in the mouth of Loch Broom, in the Highland region of Scotland.

    Isle Ristol from the air
    Isle Ristol from the air

    W. L. Tarbert / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    172 landforms

    Overview

    The Summer Isles are an archipelago lying in the mouth of Loch Broom, in the Highland region of Scotland.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands6
    • Minor islands5
    • Islets34
    • Rocks & skerries127

    Major islands

    6
    • Tanera Mòr

      Tanera Mòr

      Area
      3 km²
      High point
      124 m

      Tanera Mòr (Scottish Gaelic: Tannara Mòr) is a sporadically inhabited island in Loch Broom in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, the largest of the Summer Isles. It was the last permanently inhabited island in that group.

    • Isle Ristol

      Isle Ristol

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      69 m

      Isle Ristol, the innermost of the Summer Isles in Scotland, is a Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve.

    • Priest Island

      Priest Island

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      72 m

      Priest Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a' Chlèirich) is a small, uninhabited island in the Summer Isles off the west coast of Scotland.

    • Tanera Beag

      Tanera Beag

      Area
      0.86 km²
      High point
      49 m

      Tanera Beag or Tanera Beg is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles off north west Scotland.

    • Horse Island

      Horse Island

      Area
      0.69 km²
      High point
      56 m

      Horse Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean nan Each) is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in the west of Scotland.

    • Eilean Dubh

      Eilean Dubh

      Area
      0.44 km²
      High point
      85 m

      Eilean Dubh is an uninhabited island in Loch Broom, one of the smaller Summer Isles. It lies about two miles south of Tanera Beag and has probably not been permanently occupied. Eilean Dubh is owned by Dr Van Arman, who built a substantial wooden chalet in the north-east cove.

    Minor islands

    5

    Islets

    34

    Rocks & skerries

    127
    • Càrn nan Sgeir21 m · 0.09 km²
    • Sgeir nam Feusgan14 m · 0.03 km²
    • Sgeir Ribhinn7 m · 0.4 ha
    • Sgeir Loisgte7 m · 0.4 ha
    • Sgeir Bhuidhe Mòr4 m · 0.2 ha
    • Sgeir Dhubh4 m · 0.2 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m124 mTanera Mòr85 mEilean Dubh72 mPriest69 mIsle Ristol56 mHorse49 mTanera Beag46 mCàrn Iar45 mEilean Mullagrach41 mCàrn Deas32 mBottle27 mGlas-leac Mòr27 mEilean a' Chàr26 mEilean Fada Mòr26 mGlas-leac Beag
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Tanera Mòr: 3 km²Tanera MòrIsle Ristol: 1.4 km²Isle RistolPriest: 1.2 km²PriestTanera Beag: 0.86 km²Tanera BeagHorse: 0.69 km²HorseEilean Dubh: 0.44 km²Eilean DubhEilean Mullagrach: 0.42 km²Eilean MullagrachGlas-leac Mòr: 0.26 km²Glas-leac MòrEilean Fada Mòr: 0.23 km²Eilean Fada MòrUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandGlas-leac Beag: 0.11 km²Glas-leac BeagCàrn nan Sgeir: 0.09 km²Càrn nan SgeirCàrn Iar: 0.08 km²Càrn IarBottle: 0.08 km²BottleEilean a' Chàr: 0.08 km²Eilean a' ChàrCàrn Deas: 0.07 km²Càrn DeasEilean na Saille: 0.04 km²Eilean na SailleSgeir nam Feusgan: 0.03 km²Sgeir nam FeusganEilean a' Bhuic: 0.03 km²Eilean a' BhuicEilean Fada Beag: 0.02 km²Eilean Fada BeagEilean Choinaid: 0.02 km²Eilean ChoinaidEilean Mòr: 0.01 km²Eilean MòrMeall nan Caorach: 0.01 km²Meall nan CaorachUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandSgeir Ribhinn: 0.4 haSgeir RibhinnUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandSgeir Loisgte: 0.4 haSgeir LoisgteUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandIolla Mhor: 0.3 haIolla MhorUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandSgeir Bhuidhe Mòr: 0.2 haSgeir Bhuidhe Mòr
    km², log scale
    Tanera Mòr3 km²
    Isle Ristol1.4 km²
    Priest Island1.2 km²
    Tanera Beag0.86 km²
    Horse Island0.69 km²
    Eilean Dubh0.44 km²
    Eilean Mullagrach0.42 km²
    Glas-leac Mòr0.26 km²
    Eilean Fada Mòr0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Glas-leac Beag0.11 km²
    Càrn nan Sgeir0.09 km²
    Càrn Iar0.08 km²
    Bottle Island0.08 km²
    Eilean a' Chàr0.08 km²
    Càrn Deas0.07 km²
    Eilean na Saille0.04 km²
    Sgeir nam Feusgan0.03 km²
    Eilean a' Bhuic0.03 km²
    Eilean Fada Beag0.02 km²
    Eilean Choinaid0.02 km²
    Eilean Mòr0.01 km²
    Meall nan Caorach0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
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    Unnamed island0.6 ha
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    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Sgeir Ribhinn0.4 ha
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    Sgeir Loisgte0.4 ha
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    Unnamed island0.3 ha
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    Iolla Mhor0.3 ha
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    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Sgeir Bhuidhe Mòr0.2 ha
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    Sgeir Dhubh0.2 ha
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    Eilean Beag0.1 ha
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    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs