Kirkibost
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 Towards Kirkibost Island Looking out across the sea towards the sand dunes at the southern end of Kirkibost Island | |
| Location | |
  Kirkibost Kirkibost shown next to North Uist  Kirkibost Kirkibost shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF758640 |
| Coordinates | 57°34′N 7°25′W / 57.56°N 7.42°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | 205 |
| Area rank | 105= |
Highest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Outer Hebrides |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| References | |
Kirkibost (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chirceaboist) is a low-lying island west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Geography
Kirkibost, along with neighbouring Baleshare, is covered by a machair system of coastal plains covered with shell sand, part covered by grass, with some sand dunes, fens and peat. Together with Baleshare, it forms part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The small islands of Eilean Mòr, Bior-eilean and Sròmaigh lie between Kirkibost and North Uist.
Wildlife
The island is important for corncrakes, various wading birds and overwintering wildfowl.
Economy
Kirkibost has been cultivated in the past, but is now used only for seasonal cattle grazing.
References
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- ↑ NRS1C
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- 1 2 Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ↑ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kirkibost". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 Scottish Natural Heritage (2011). "SSSI Management Statement: Baleshare & Kirkibost SSSI". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
57°33′30″N 7°25′15″W / 57.55833°N 7.42083°W
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