Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The geography of Scotland is varied from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. [3]
Mugdrum seen from Newburgh Soay, St Kilda, the westernmost island of Scotland (excluding Rockall, the status of which is a matter of dispute) Winter waves breaking over Rockall in 1943 Sula Sgeir The westernmost of the Flannan Isles: Eilean a' Ghobha and Roareim with Brona Cleit in the distance The Rabbit Islands Stac an Armin with Boreray to the left and Stac Lee beyond at right Stac Levenish ...
West Burra and East Burra (via Trondra) Muckle Roe; Trondra; Broch of Clickimin is a freshwater islet joined to the mainland by a stone causeway. [59] Holm of Mel was a tidal island linked to the west coast of Bressay at low tide but it is now linked permanently to its larger neighbour by a 75m stone causeway. [55] [60]
The Outer Hebrides lie to the west, with the Inner Hebrides (in red) closer to the mainland of Scotland in the east. The Cuillin ridge from Portree harbour, Skye. This list of Inner Hebrides summarises a chain of islands and skerries located off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
IHO region Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Map showing Western Scottish waters - these form part of the Inner Seas. The Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland is a marine area designated by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).
Map showing governance in UK part of seas west of Scotland. This map was originally produced by DEFRA in preparing for the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act. The UK's new Marine and Coastal Access Act [4] will have limited direct influence on the waters west of Scotland because they are under the jurisdiction of the devolved administrations of Scotland and Northern Ireland (The Scottish ...
Blaeu's 1654 Atlas of Scotland - The Small Isles. Rùm is at centre, surrounded by "Kannay', 'Egg' and 'Muck'. Ordnance Survey Map of 1896. The Small Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn [2]) are a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland.
For a list of Scottish bodies of freshwater please see List of lochs in Scotland. Map of sea Lochs of Scotland compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for other places. There are numerous sea lochs around the Scottish coast, notably down the length of Scotland's western coast. A sea loch is a tidal inlet of the sea which may ...