Colt Island
Uninhabited island off Skerries, near Dublin, Ireland
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Colt Island (Irish: Inis Coilt) is the closest and smallest of three low-lying, uninhabited islands off the headland of Skerries, County Dublin in Ireland.
Native name: Inis Coilt | |
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 View of Colt Island from Skerries | |
  Colt Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Irish Sea |
| Coordinates | 53°35′05″N 6°05′20″W |
| Administration | |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dublin |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Toponymy
Environment
It is an island of low cliffs and lies about 0.5 km from the mainland, with vegetation consisting of grasses, brambles and other species such as hogweed. Like the other two Skerries Islands, it is important for breeding seabirds and wintering water fowl.
