Scarp (Scotland)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Scarp (Scotland)
Coordinates
-7.124722222 -7.124722222 58.02555556 58.02555556 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Islands Scotland
See Also From tracing place name
Hebrides (Scotland)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3107652
Library of congress: sh 96003415
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Duncan, A. Hebridean Island : memories of Scarp, 1995.
  • Web. geog.(Scarp; small island of the Outer Hebrides; 3 mi. long; administratively a part of Inverness Co.)
  • Barth. gaz., Gt. Brit.

Wikipedia description:

Scarp (Scottish Gaelic: An Sgarp) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, west of Hushinish on Harris. Once inhabited, the island was the scene of unsuccessful experiments with rocket mail, since commemorated in two films.

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