Mugdrum Island
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Mugdrum Island
| Mugdrum Island | |
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| Location | |
 Mugdrum Island
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| Mugdrum Island shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NO225189 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | muc-dhruim |
| Meaning of name | hog-back |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 32 ha |
| Highest elevation | 4 m |
| Population | |
| Population | nil |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | River Tay |
| Local Authority | Fife |
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| References | [1][2] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay, offshore from the town of Newburgh, Fife, in the east of Scotland.[3]
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Geography
Mugdrum is low-lying and reedy, with the "North Deep" and "South Deep" channels on either side of the island. It covers an area of 32 acres (130,000 m²).[3]
History
Mugdrum's name is from muc-dhruim, the Scottish Gaelic for hog-back. However, this was applied to the coast opposite, which part it was named for.[3]
The reeds were once harvested for thatching and for protecting potatoes during transshipment. Until 1926, a 50-acre (200,000 m²) farm grew cereals, potatoes and turnips in the island's alluvial soil. It is now a nature reserve under the stewardship of the Tay Valley Wildfowlers' Association.
The Laing Museum in Newburgh preserves the stuffed body of a two-headed kitten born in the 19th century on Mugdrum.
See also
References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ a b c "Historical perspective for Mugdrum Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurehistory1607.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
External links
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Coordinates: 56°21′22″N 3°15′21″W / 56.35606°N 3.25578°W
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