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67: 235: 49: 292:. The island rises to 69 metres (226 feet) and is 36 hectares (89 acres) in area. A previous owner, David Brearley lived in a cave at the north end of the island between 1973 and 2003. It was "Eilean nan Caorach" on the 1875 OS maps, which was thought to have been an error, with its correct name being "Inis-Capul". It is now on OS maps as "Insh Island". Insh was previously known as Sheep Island. 74: 343:
A spokesperson for the new owners stated that the plan for the island was to "harvest seaweed, and make the island generally accessible in terms of rough pathways and safe facility for boats to dock” but noted that "these plans have been shelved for the time being.” They added: “the island is
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In 2004 Haswell-Smith stated that the island is "reputed to be owned by a Londoner who occasionally occupies the cave" found in the northwest overlooking Seil. The owner at that time was David Brearley, who died in 2016 and left the island to the
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called it “disappointing that yet another part of the Highlands and Islands... will find itself in private ownership and in questionable use”.
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ran aground in fog near the southern tip of Insh on 20 September 1870. The wreckage was still visible in 1995.
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extremely difficult to land on and therefore, we wouldn’t encourage members of the public to attempt such.”
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MSP joined those who believed that the former owner wanted Insh to “stay untouched as nature intended” and
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means simply "The Island" and the derived English language name thus means "The Island Island."
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The 49.3 m (162 ft) long wooden sailing ship
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Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland
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Scottish Gaelic

Insh Island is located in Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference
NM729192
Coordinates
56°18′40″N 5°40′21″W / 56.311109°N 5.672493°W / 56.311109; -5.672493
Slate Islands
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Country
Scotland
United Kingdom
Demographics
Scottish Gaelic
Seil
Firth of Lorn
Scotland
Slate Islands
Seil
Sound of Insh
Swiftia pallida
National Trust for Scotland
Mike Russell
Scottish Green Party
John Finnie
Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland


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