Sheep Island, County Antrim

Sheep Island is an uninhabited island off the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, close to Ballintoy.

The island has an area of 3.5 hectares, and is located 0.5 km off the coast. It is known for its steep cliffs (one of which is near-vertical and more than 20m in height) and rocky shores. The top of the island is domed and covered with soil.^[1]^[2]

The island has a

greater black-backed gull, razorbill, black guillemot and guillemot.^[3]

References

^ JNCC entry
^ ^a ^b SPA entry Archived 2014-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ASSI entry Archived 2014-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ VAM entry Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Map of the island

55°14′54″N 6°21′07″W / 55.24833°N 6.35194°W / 55.24833; -6.35194

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[1] JNCC entry

[spa-2] SPA entry Archived 2014-04-01 at the Wayback Machine

[assi-3] ASSI entry Archived 2014-06-20 at the Wayback Machine

[vam-4] VAM entry Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine

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