Made of sandstone, this island forms a natural breakwater for ships entering upper Loch Ewe. Long denuded of its natural forest, the island has been the home of crofters for hundreds of years. Only a few survive there today, eking out a living from fishing and farming.
Uploaded to Geograph by Robert W Watt on 31 October 2008
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