Ceabhaigh

Ceabhaigh is a small island in an arm of Loch Ròg on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 25 hectares (62 acres) in extent. It is not known if the island was ever permanently inhabited.

Ceabhaigh
Scottish Gaelic nameCeabhaigh
Location
Ceabhaigh
Ceabhaigh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNB196351
Coordinates58.2°N 6.75°W / 58.2; -6.75
Physical geography
Island groupLewis and Harris
Area25 ha[1]
Highest elevation20 m
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaWestern Isles
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
References[2]

It lies in Loch Ròg nan Ear (West Loch Roag) between the mainland village of Breasclete and the larger island of Great Bernera and just north of Eilean Chearstaidh. The little skerry of Sgeir nan Cleibh lies just to the north.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

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