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Cairn na Burgh Beag

Cairn na Burgh Beag
Gaelic name Cairn na Burgh Beag
Norse name Kiarnaborg
Meaning of name (small) "fort on good land"
Location
Cairn na Burgh Beag is located in Argyll and Bute
Cairn na Burgh Beag
Cairn na Burgh Beag
Cairn na Burgh Beag shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NM308449
Coordinates 56°31′N 6°23′W / 56.52°N 6.38°W / 56.52; -6.38
Physical geography
Island group Treshnish Isles
Area 1.2 ha
Highest elevation 22 m
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Argyll and Bute
Demographics
Population 0
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References

Cairn na Burgh Beag is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

Cairn na Burgh Beag is the smaller of the two "Carnburgs" (as they are nicknamed) at the northeastern end of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides - the other being Cairn na Burgh Mòr. Cairnburgh Castle, which guards the entrance to Loch Tuath on the west coast of Mull is primarily located on the larger of the pair. However, an unusual feature of the castle its that its defences straddle both islands, Cairn na Burgh Beag having a small guard-house and a well.

These grassy islands are both remnants of ancient lava flows, and have a distinctive profile: flat-topped and trimmed with cliffs.

Coordinates: 56°31′10″N 6°22′35″W / 56.51944°N 6.37639°W / 56.51944; -6.37639


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