2018

NM2742 : Sgeir a' Chaisteil and outlying islets off Lunga

taken 6 years ago, near to Sgeir a' Chaisteil [other Features], Argyll And Bute, Great Britain

This is 1 of 5 images, with title starting with Sgeir a in this square
Sgeir a' Chaisteil and outlying islets off Lunga
Sgeir a' Chaisteil and outlying islets off Lunga
Taken from the slopes of Cruachan on Lunga looking northwards to the numerous outlying islets lying between Lunga and Fladda. The most conspicuous of these small islands is Sgeir a' Chaisteil (Castle Skerry) on the left of the image.
Lunga (Treshnish Isles) :: NM2842

Not to be confused with Lunga in the Firth of Lorn.
Lunga is the largest of the Treshnish isles which from NE to SW comprise Cairn na Burgh Beag & More, Fladda, a whole cluster of skerries around Sgeir an Eirionnaich, Lunga and finally Bac Ṃr & Beag.
Lunga is home to thousands of seabirds, particularly guillemots and razorbills - and most famously puffins.
From my research of Scottish censuses, I believe that Lunga was abandoned in the mid C19th, as on the 1841 census 11 people are named as living on Lunga, of which seven had the surname Munro. By the 1861 census however I can find no-one with an address on the island.
The remains of former blackhouses can be found at the northern end of the island on the lowest slopes of Cruachan.
Statistics:
Area: 81ha (200 acres or ⅜ mile²)
Population: 0 (Abandoned mid C19th)
Highest Point: Cruachan 103m (338')


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Geographical Context: Coastal Islands Island Group: Treshnish Isles Island: Lunga Primary Subject: Skerry
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Cruachan on Lunga [7] · Chaisteil [5] · Skerries [4] · Islets [3] ·
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NM2742, 54 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 2 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 21 February, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 2778 4270 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:29.8436N 6:25.4940W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 2775 4202
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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