Sheep Island | |
Location: | Morecambe Bay |
Coordinates: | 54.0667°N -15°W |
Archipelago: | British Isles |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
Country Admin Divisions: | Cumbria |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of Barrow-in-Furness#United Kingdom Morecambe Bay#Cumbria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Barrow-in-Furness Borough##Location in Morecambe Bay##Location in Cumbria |
Sheep Island is an uninhabited grassy island of around 150NaN0, located just over NaNmiles from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab Point. It is one of the Islands of Furness and is in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria in north-west England. The island's geographic location is, using the British national grid reference system, .
Sheep Island is accessible on foot at low tide from either Walney, or from Piel Island - a distance of about a mile (approx. 1.5 km). The island is uninhabited and there is no shelter. Between 1892 and 1922 it included a small isolation hospital located within a wooden building, which was erected by Barrow Borough Council at a cost of £257 but seldom used.