Islands · Scottish Highlands
Gruinard Island
Also known as: Eilean Ghruinneard
Gruinard Island — island in Highland, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Gruinard Island is located in the Scottish Highlands and does not have a railway station or postcode for navigation. Entry to the island is free. Please note that accessibility details are not provided.
About
Gruinard Island is a island in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 2 km². Part of Inner Hebrides. Wikidata describes it as: "island in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.8900°, -5.4700°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gruinard Island ( GRIN-yərd; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Ghruinneard) is a small, oval-shaped Scottish island approximately two kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) long by one kilometre (5⁄8 mi) wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool. At its closest point to the mainland, it is about one kilometre (one-half nautical mile) offshore. In 1942, the island became a sacrifice zone, and was dangerous for all mammals after military experiments with the anthrax bacterium, until it was decontaminated in 1990.
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Background
History
The island was mentioned by Dean Munro who travelled the area in the mid-16th century. He wrote that it was Clan MacKenzie territory, "full of woods" (it is treeless today), and that it was "guid for fostering of thieves and rebellis". Historically, the counties of Ross-shire and Cromartyshire have both laid claim to Gruinard Island due to the position of the island in between Gairloch and Ullapool. In the late 1780s, the villages became substantial fishing and sheep farming communities leading Gruinard Island to be utilized as an area of land for grazing sheep or as a small dock for fishing. By 1881, the population on the island was six, soon becoming uninhabited with no record detailing…
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- Coordinates
- 57.8900, -5.4700
Sources
- wikidata: Q650583 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gruinard Island (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gruinard Island.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gruinard Island?
- Gruinard Island is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- What is Gruinard Island?
- Gruinard Island — island in Highland, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Gruinard Island?
- Its coordinates are 57.8900°, -5.4700°.
- Is Gruinard Island free to visit?
- Yes, Gruinard Island is free to enter.