Rough Island, Scotland
- "Rough Island" is also used as a translation of "Garbh Eilean", a common Scottish name for islands
Rockcliffe | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Rough Island Rough Island shown within Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Coordinates | 54°51′37″N 3°48′14″W / 54.86017°N 3.80401°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Area | 8 hectares (0.03 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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Rough Island is a 20-acre (8 ha) uninhabited
Accessibility
Accessible across the causeway from
ringed plovers.[3]
The islands' causeway is flooded and underwater for 5 (five) hours during high tide and visitors to the island need to take this into account when travelling there.
See also
References
- ^ Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Caton, Peter (2011) No Boat Required - Exploring Tidal Islands. Matador.
- ^ "Tourism website". Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
External links
- National Trust for Scotland page
- Map sources for Rough Island, Scotland
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