Scotland

Calf of Flotta

Uninhabited

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Typesea island
GroupOrkney
Area0.1837 km²
Location58.85347, -3.07324

Part of the Scotland islands map and the Orkney collection.

Names

Scottish Gaelic: Calf of Flotta

Geology

Bedrock: Upper Old Red Sandstone (Conglomerate, Sandstone, Siltstone And Mudstone), Late Devonian–Late Devonian. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026, licensed under the BGS Open Data Licence (OGL v3.0). Source: BGS DigMapGB-625 Bedrock & Superficial WMS.

Nearby and related islands

Fair Isle
Inchcailloch
Iona
Islay
Isle of Arran
Isle of Bute
Isle of Mull
Isle of Skye

Sources

Wikidata · Q1749964 · CC0

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.