Isle Ristol
| Scottish Gaelicname | Eilean Ruisteil |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | 'island with the horse valley' fromGaelicandNorse. |
 Isle Ristol from the air | |
| Location | |
  Isle Ristol Isle Ristol shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NB971112 |
| Coordinates | 58°02′38″N5°26′13″W/ 58.044°N 05.437°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Summer Isles |
| Area | 225 ha (7⁄8sq mi)[1] |
| Area rank | 103 [2] |
| Highest elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[3] |
 | |
| References | [4][5][6] |
Isle Ristol,the innermost of theSummer Islesin Scotland, is aScottish Wildlife TrustReserve.
Lying roughly 12 miles (19 kilometres) north ofUllapoolinWester Ross,it is a tidal island, in Loch an Alltain Duibh, that is separated by a narrow channel from Old Dorney Bay. Access is by boat from Old Dornie.
Over fifty higher species have been identified amongst the flora on the Isle Ristolmachair,amongst which aremoonwortandadder's tongue.[7]
Isle Ristol was a site of a British Fishery Society station in the late 18th century.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"Isle Ristol".Gazetteer for Scotland.Retrieved16 July2007.
- ^Area and population ranks: there arec. 300islands over 20 ha in extent and93 permanently inhabited islandswere listed in the2011 census.
- ^National Records of Scotland(15 August 2013)."Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands"(PDF).Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two)(PDF)(Report). SG/2013/126.Retrieved14 August2020.
- ^abHaswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003)Ainmean-àite/Placenames.(pdf)Pàrlamaid na h-Alba.Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 15Loch Assynt (Lochinver & Kylesku)(Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012.ISBN9780319231265.
- ^"SWT Reserve: Isle Ristol".Archived fromthe originalon 14 July 2007.Retrieved16 July2007.
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