A weighing machine at a disused sheep pen on the the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay on Scotland's west coast. The island is in the council area of Argyll and Bute and has an area of 4,074 hectares ( sq mi). Aligned on a south-west to north-east axis, it measures 8 miles (13 km) in length and reaches 3 miles ( km) at its widest point, in 2019 it had a permanent population of 136 adults and children.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Colin McPherson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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