Coll
Coll (Scots Gaelic: Cola)[6] is an isle locatit wast o the Isle o Mull in the Inner Hebrides o Scotland. It is kent fur its saundy strands, that rise tae form muckle saund dunes, fur its corncrakes, an fur Breachacha Castle. It is in the Argyll an Bute cooncil area.
| Gaelic name | Cola |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈkʰɔl̪ˠə] ( listen) |
| Meanin o name | Pre-Celtic an unclear |
 View o Arinagour | |
| Location | |
  Coll Coll shawn within Argyll an Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM207584 |
| Coordinates | 56°38′N 6°33′W / 56.64°N 6.55°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Mull |
| Aurie | 7,685 ha (29 5⁄8 sq mi)[1] |
| Aurie rank | 18 [2] |
| Heichest elevation | Ben Hogh 106 m (348 ft)[1] |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Argyll an Bute |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 195[3] |
| Population rank | 32 [2] |
| Population density | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)[1][3] |
| Lairgest settlement | Arinagour[1] |
 | |
| References | [1][4] |
| Designatit | 31 Mairch 1995 |
| Reference no. | 723[5] |
Geography eedit
Coll is aboot 13 mile (21 kilometre) lang bi 3 mile (5 kilometre) wide an haes a population o aboot 150. The heichist pynt on Coll is Ben Hogh in the mid-wast o the isle, that is a ridge wi twa taps rinnin northwast til sootheast. It rises initial tae a heich o 104 metre (341 feet), wi a triangulation pillar, an tae 106 m (348 ft) 450 m (492 yd) tae the sootheast.[4]
References eedit
- ↑ a b c d e Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 118-122
- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Coll". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2018.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 31
Coordinates: 56°38′00″N 6°33′26″W / 56.63333°N 6.55722°W
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