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Rough Island
Rough Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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"Rough Island" is also used as a translation of "Garbh Eilean", a common Scottish name for islands

Rough Island is a 20-acre (8 ha) uninhabited tidal island located in the Rough Firth off the Solway Firth, Scotland, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, the same region where the River Urr flows into the Solway. The isle of Rough is 79 feet (24 metres) at its highest point.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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