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Kirkibost (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chirceaboist) is a low-lying island west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.[5]
Geography
Kirkibost, along with neighbouring Baleshare, is covered by a machair system of coastal plains covered with shell sand, part covered by grass, with some sand dunes, fens and peat. Together with Baleshare, it forms part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6] The small islands of Eilean Mòr, Bior-eilean and Sròmaigh lie between Kirkibost and North Uist.[4]
Wildlife
The island is important for corncrakes, various wading birds and overwintering wildfowl.[6]
Economy
Kirkibost has been cultivated in the past, but is now used only for seasonal cattlegrazing.[6]
References
- ↑Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- ↑NRS1C
- ↑Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- 12Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ↑Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kirkibost". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- 123Scottish Natural Heritage (2011). "SSSI Management Statement: Baleshare & Kirkibost SSSI". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
57°33′30″N7°25′15″W / 57.55833°N 7.42083°W / 57.55833; -7.42083
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