Calbha Beag

{{Short description|Uninhabited island in Scotland}}

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{{Infobox Scottish island

|location_map=Scotland Sutherland

|coordinates = {{coord|58.28|-05.14|display=inline}}

|GridReference=NC156367

|celtic name= Calbha Beag

|gaelic pronunciation=

|norse name=

|meaning of name=Little calf islandMac an Tàilleir p. 25

|area= {{convert|45|ha|acre}}{{RLTIS}}

|area rank=210= (?)

|highest elevation={{convert|41|m|ft}}

|Population= Uninhabited{{NRS1C}}

|population rank=

|main settlement=

|island group=Islands of Sutherland

|local authority=Highland

|references=

}}

Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor.

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An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about {{convert|31|ha|acre}},{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 15 Loch Assynt (Lochinver & Kylesku)|ISBN=9780319231265|publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}} although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling {{convert|45|ha|acre}}, possibly including areas exposed at low tide.

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{{Commons category|Calbha Beag}}

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Category:Islands of Sutherland

Category:Uninhabited islands of Highland (council area)

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