Coll
| Gaelic name | Cola |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈkʰɔl̪ˠə] ( listen) |
| Meanin o name | Pre-Celtic an unclear |
 View o Arinagour | |
| Location | |
  Coll Coll shawn within Argyll an Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM207584 |
| Coordinates | 56°38′N 6°33′W / 56.64°N 6.55°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Mull |
| Aurie | 7,685 ha (29 5⁄8 sq mi)[1] |
| Aurie rank | 18 [2] |
| Heichest elevation | Ben Hogh 106 m (348 ft)[1] |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Argyll an Bute |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 195[3] |
| Population rank | 32 [2] |
| Population density | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)[1][3] |
| Lairgest settlement | Arinagour[1] |
 | |
| References | [1][4] |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Designatit | 31 Mairch 1995 |
| Reference no. | 723[5] |
Coll (Scots Gaelic: Cola)[6] is an isle locatit wast o the Isle o Mull in the Inner Hebrides o Scotland. It is kent fur its saundy strands, that rise tae form muckle saund dunes, fur its corncrakes, an fur Breachacha Castle. It is in the Argyll an Bute cooncil area.
Geography
Coll is aboot 13 mile (21 kilometre) lang bi 3 mile (5 kilometre) wide an haes a population o aboot 150. The heichist pynt on Coll is Ben Hogh in the mid-wast o the isle, that is a ridge wi twa taps rinnin northwast til sootheast. It rises initial tae a heich o 104 metre (341 feet), wi a triangulation pillar, an tae 106 m (348 ft) 450 m (492 yd) tae the sootheast.[4]
References
- ↑ a b c d e Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 118-122
- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Coll". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2018.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 31