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Haskeir
Sign in to saveHaskeir (), also known as Great Haskeir () is a remote, exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies west-northwest of North Uist. southwest lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagach, made up of a colonnade of five rock stacks, and northwest is St Kilda.
Key facts
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.caption
- Haskeir shown within the Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.Image
- 300px
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- Haskeir Island as seen from Rubha Ghriminis, North Uist
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NF615818
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Eilean Hasgeir
- Scottish island.norse name
- Skilðar?
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Possibly Old Norse for "shields"
- Scottish island.Population
- 0
- Scottish island.island group
- Uist and Barra
- Scottish island.local authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Lighthouse.qid
- Q26126003
- Lighthouse.embed
- yes
- Lighthouse.name
- Haskeir Lighthouse
- Lighthouse.image
- Haskeirlighthouse.jpg
- Lighthouse.caption
- Haskeir Lighthouse, and Haskeir Eagach in the distance
- Lighthouse.location
- Haskeir IsleOuter HebridesScotlandUnited Kingdom
- Lighthouse.yearbuilt
- 1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Outer Hebrides
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Outer Hebrides
- Population
- +0
- Area
- +0.15
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- Haskeirlighthouse.jpg
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Haskeir (), also known as Great Haskeir () is a remote, exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies west-northwest of North Uist. southwest lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagach, made up of a colonnade of five rock stacks, and northwest is St Kilda.
==Geography, geology and botany== There is no anchorage or shelter and access via the steep rocky cliffs may be difficult, even in calm conditions. There are several natural rock arches and a high cliff on the northern end of the island called Castle Cliff. Various small skerries lie immediately to the north and south. There is very little vegetation save for a few sea-pinks, campion, plantain and orache that can survive the salt spray.