The island was formerly inhabited, and unusually for the Scottish islands, is quite well wooded, with some mature trees scattered about. It appears to have been abandoned in the 1880s, but there is ample evidence of human habitation on it, including a number of walls, a sheep pen, and a lime kiln.[6]
A number of wild flowers grow here, though not as many as on nearby Eilean Rìgh.
Geography and geology
The east coast of Island Macaskin
The island is long and narrow, aligned southwest–northeast, parallel to the nearby shore of the mainland. It is basically a ridge, with the west being higher than the east. The western side is dominated by the steep sides to the islands central ridge that reaches a height of 65 metres (213 ft). A line of skerries extend from the south of the island into the Sound of Jura.[1]
The geology is metamorphic apidiorite with some Dalriadan quartzite at the south end.[6]
It is surrounded by various smaller islands including Eilean nan Gabhar, Eilean nan Coinean, Garbh Rèisa, Rèisa an t-Sruith, Rèisa MhicPhàidein and Eilean na Cille.
^Both Haswell-Smith (2004) and the Gazetteer for Scotland state the area is 50 ha. However, estimates from Ordnance Survey maps suggest it may be in the 60-70 ha range.
^General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands 2007-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
island, macaskin, macaskin, scottish, gaelic, eilean, mhicasgain, island, loch, craignish, inner, hebrides, scotland, owned, jenkin, family, been, since, 1904, scottish, gaelic, nameeilean, mhicasgainlocation, shown, within, argyll, buteos, grid, referencenr78. Island Macaskin or MacAskin Scottish Gaelic Eilean MhicAsgain is an island in Loch Craignish in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland It is owned by the Jenkin family and has been since 1904 Island MacaskinScottish Gaelic nameEilean MhicAsgainLocationIsland MacaskinIsland Macaskin shown within Argyll and ButeOS grid referenceNR786994Coordinates56 08 N 5 34 W 56 14 N 5 56 W 56 14 5 56Physical geographyIsland groupIslayArea50 hectares 0 19 sq mi 1 2 Area rank199 3 Highest elevation65 m Owner Jenkin familyAdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaArgyll and ButeDemographicsLargest settlementMain hutReferences 4 5 6 Contents 1 History and wildlife 2 Geography and geology 3 Footnotes 4 External linksHistory and wildlife EditThe island was formerly inhabited and unusually for the Scottish islands is quite well wooded with some mature trees scattered about It appears to have been abandoned in the 1880s but there is ample evidence of human habitation on it including a number of walls a sheep pen and a lime kiln 6 A number of wild flowers grow here though not as many as on nearby Eilean Righ Geography and geology Edit The east coast of Island Macaskin The island is long and narrow aligned southwest northeast parallel to the nearby shore of the mainland It is basically a ridge with the west being higher than the east The western side is dominated by the steep sides to the islands central ridge that reaches a height of 65 metres 213 ft A line of skerries extend from the south of the island into the Sound of Jura 1 The geology is metamorphic apidiorite with some Dalriadan quartzite at the south end 6 It is surrounded by various smaller islands including Eilean nan Gabhar Eilean nan Coinean Garbh Reisa Reisa an t Sruith Reisa MhicPhaidein and Eilean na Cille Footnotes Edit a b Overview of Island Macaskin Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 16 December 2007 Both Haswell Smith 2004 and the Gazetteer for Scotland state the area is 50 ha However estimates from Ordnance Survey maps suggest it may be in the 60 70 ha range Area and population ranks there are c 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census General Register Office for Scotland 28 November 2003 Occasional Paper No 10 Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 2007 05 25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 July 2007 Get a Map Ordnance Survey Retrieved 14 September 2009 a b c Haswell Smith Hamish 2004 The Scottish Islands Edinburgh Canongate pp 56 58 ISBN 978 1 84195 454 7 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Island Macaskin Coordinates 56 8 11 N 5 33 46 W 56 13639 N 5 56278 W 56 13639 5 56278 This Argyll and Bute location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Island Macaskin amp oldid 1082121747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
