Island Macaskin

Island Macaskin
Scottish Gaelic name	Eilean MhicAsgain
Location
	Island Macaskin Island Macaskin shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR786994
Coordinates	56°08′N 5°34′W / 56.14°N 5.56°W
Physical geography
Island group	Islay
Area	50 hectares (0.19 sq mi)
Area rank	199=
Highest elevation	65 m
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Largest settlement	Main hut
References

Island Macaskin or MacAskin (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean MhicAsgain) is an island in Loch Craignish, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is owned by the Jenkin family and has been since 1904.

History and wildlife

The island was formerly inhabited, and unusually for the Scottish islands, is quite well wooded, with some mature trees scattered about. It appears to have been abandoned in the 1880s, but there is ample evidence of human habitation on it, including a number of walls, a sheep pen, and a lime kiln.^[6]

A number of wild flowers grow here, though not as many as on nearby Eilean Rìgh.

Geography and geology

The island is long and narrow, aligned southwest–northeast, parallel to the nearby shore of the mainland. It is basically a ridge, with the west being higher than the east. The western side is dominated by the steep sides to the islands central ridge that reaches a height of 65 metres (213 ft). A line of skerries extend from the south of the island into the Sound of Jura.^[1]

The geology is metamorphic apidiorite with some Dalriadan quartzite at the south end.^[6]

It is surrounded by various smaller islands including Eilean nan Gabhar, Eilean nan Coinean, Garbh Rèisa, Rèisa an t-Sruith, Rèisa MhicPhàidein and Eilean na Cille.

Footnotes

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Overview of Island Macaskin". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
^ Both Haswell-Smith (2004) and the Gazetteer for Scotland state the area is 50 ha. However, estimates from Ordnance Survey maps suggest it may be in the 60-70 ha range.
^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 2007-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
^ "Get-a-Map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2009
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 56–58. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

External links

56°8′11″N 5°33′46″W / 56.13639°N 5.56278°W / 56.13639; -5.56278

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[Scotgaz-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Overview of Island Macaskin". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

[2] Both Haswell-Smith (2004) and the Gazetteer for Scotland state the area is 50 ha. However, estimates from Ordnance Survey maps suggest it may be in the 60-70 ha range.

[RankNote-3] Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.

[4] General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 2007-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 July 2007.

[OS-5] "Get-a-Map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2009

[Smith-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 56–58. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

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v t e Argyll Islands
Argyll Inner Hebrides
Islay	Am Fraoch Eilean Colonsay Eilean Mhic Coinnich Jura Nave Island Oronsay Orsay Scarba Texa
West of Kintyre	Cara Gigalum Gigha
Knapdale and Loch Craignish	Danna Eilean Ceann na Creige Eilean dà Mhèinn Eilean Loain Eilean Mhic Chrion Eilean Rìgh Island Macaskin MacCormaig Isles
Slate Islands	Belnahua Easdale Fladda Luing Seil Shuna Torsa
Firth of Lorn and Loch Linnhe	Bernera Island Castle Stalker Dùn Chonnuill Eileach an Naoimh Eilean Dubh Mòr Garbh Eileach Insh Island Kerrera Lady's Rock Lismore Lunga Maiden Island Shuna Island
Mull	Calve Island Dubh Artach Eorsa Erraid Gometra Inch Kenneth Iona Little Colonsay Samalan Island Skerryvore Staffa Torran Rocks Ulva
Treshnish Isles	Bac Beag Bac Mòr Cairn na Burgh Beag Cairn na Burgh Mòr Fladda Lunga
Coll and Tiree	Eilean Ornsay Gunna
Firth of Clyde	Davaar Eilean Dearg Eilean Dubh Glunimore Sanda Sgat Mòr and Sgat Beag Sheep Island
Unknown	Hinba

v t e Uninhabited islands of the Hebrides
Inner Hebrides	Calbha Beag Calbha Mor Calve Island Cara Càrna Eileach an Naoimh Eilean an Ròin Mòr Eilean Dubh Mòr Eilean Fladday Eilean Horrisdale Eilean Ighe Eilean Macaskin Eilean Meadhonach Eilean Mhic Chrion Eilean Mòr Eilean Rìgh Eilean Tigh Eilean Trodday Eorsa Garbh Eileach Gruinard Gunna Handa Harlosh Island Horse Island Inch Kenneth Insh Isay Isle Martin Isle Ristol Little Colonsay Longa Island Longay Lunga Oldany Island Ornsay Oronsay Pabay Priest Island Scarba Shuna Staffa Tanera Beag Texa Torsa Wiay
Outer Hebrides	Barra Head Boreray Calbhaigh Ceabhaigh Ceallasaigh Beag Ceallasaigh Mòr Ceann Ear Ceann Iar Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eileanan Iasgaich Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Eilean Mhuire Ensay Fiaraidh Flodaigh Flodaigh Mòr Flodday Flodday Fodragaigh Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Fuday Fuiay Garbh Eilean Gasker Gighay Groaigh Haskeir Haskeir Eagach Hellisay Hermetray Killegray Kirkibost Lingeigh Little Bernera Mingulay Muldoanich Orosay Oronsay Pabbay Pabaigh Mòr Ronay Sandray Scarp Seaforth Island Sgeotasaigh Sibhinis Shillay Soay Mòr Stromay Stockinish Island Stuley Sursaigh Tahay Taransay Trialabreac Torogaigh Vacsay Vallay Wiay