Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 185

Nature Conservation

The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014

Made

24th June 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

26th June 2014

Coming into force

30th September 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 117 of that Act they have consulted the Natural Environment Research Council.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 30th September 2014.

Interpretation

2.—(1) The co-ordinates in the Schedule to this Order are defined on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum(2).

(2) In article 3(3), the reference to “the lines” means loxodromic lines.

Designation of haul-out sites

3.—(1) The places referred to in paragraph (2) are designated as haul-out sites for the purposes of section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.

(2) The places referred to in this paragraph are the areas of land above the mean low water spring tide lying within any specified area.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), a specified area is an area described in the Schedule—

(a)being an area which is bounded by the lines joining—

(i)in the order given, the co-ordinates specified in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of column 2 of the relevant entry in the Schedule; and

(ii)points 4 and 1 of column 2 of that entry; and

(b)whose site name is specified in column 1 of that entry.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th June 2014

Article 3(3)

SCHEDULEDESIGNATED HAUL-OUT SITES

Column 1Column 2
Site NamePoint 1Point 2Point 3Point 4
Sanda and Sheep Island55°16′48.63″N 005°36′09.55″W55°17′56.68″N 005°34′11.05″W55°17′16.19″N 005°32′59.69″W55°16′08.16″N 005°34′58.19″W
Sound of Pladda Skerries55°26′44.79″N 005°09′52.33″W55°26′38.94″N 005°06′22.55″W55°26′10.63″N 005°06′25.01″W55°26′16.48″N 005°09′54.76″W
Rubha nan Sgarbh55°33′35.01″N 005°29′51.98″W55°33′36.23″N 005°29′16.45″W55°31′47.84″N 005°29′04.85″W55°31′46.62″N 005°29′40.35″W
Yellow Rock55°26′03.99″N 005°33′37.03″W55°28′00.26″N 005°32′45.72″W55°27′52.27″N 005°31′49.65″W55°25′56.00″N 005°32′41.01″W
Lady Isle55°31′55.01″N 004°44′25.11″W55°31′55.41″N 004°43′45.29″W55°31′25.96″N 004°43′44.37″W55°31′25.55″N 004°44′24.18″W
Little Scares54°39′48.29″N 004°42′22.97″W54°40′40.48″N 004°41′44.93″W54°40′35.59″N 004°41′24.98″W54°39′43.40″N 004°42′03.02″W
Solway Firth Outer Sandbank54°50′31.84″N 003°34′37.07″W54°51′50.95″N 003°32′00.13″W54°50′43.95″N 003°30′18.78″W54°49′24.88″N 003°32′55.70″W
Cairns of Coll56°41′43.29″N 006°28′12.47″W56°42′55.06″N 006°26′22.43″W56°42′21.39″N 006°25′09.91″W56°41′09.64″N 006°26′59.96″W
Craighouse Small Isles & Lowlandman’s Bay55°49′54.20″N 005°56′53.74″W55°53′45.43″N 005°53′39.40″W55°53′26.60″N 005°52′28.60″W55°49′35.40″N 005°55′43.03″W
Loch na Corrobha Skerries56°20′26.73″N 006°12′10.73″W56°20′17.96″N 006°10′26.08″W56°19′48.74″N 006°10′34.02″W56°19′57.51″N 006°12′18.66″W
South Ulva Islands & Little Colonsay56°27′40.66″N 006°16′49.48″W56°28′49.27″N 006°12′48.65″W56°27′43.79″N 006°11′47.85″W56°26′35.22″N 006°15′48.60″W
East End of Sound of Mull56°29′20.95″N 005°44′06.35″W56°30′30.68″N 005°42′08.18″W56°30′07.93″N 005°41′24.33″W56°28′58.22″N 005°43′22.50″W
Laggan Bay (Mull)56°29′24.68″N 006°11′44.73″W56°29′48.04″N 006°09′15.83″W56°29′08.65″N 006°08′55.66″W56°28′45.29″N 006°11′24.52″W
Eilean an Fheoir56°21′48.48″N 006°04′18.15″W56°21′53.37″N 006°03′45.54″W56°21′28.36″N 006°03′33.38″W56°21′23.48″N 006°04′05.98″W
Arinthluic56°36′13.71″N 006°33′01.79″W56°36′47.87″N 006°31′49.74″W56°36′15.68″N 006°30′59.59″W56°35′41.53″N 006°32′11.63″W
Vaul & Salum Bays56°32′44.37″N 006°48′37.20″W56°33′06.07″N 006°46′08.47″W56°32′18.33″N 006°45′45.68″W56°31′56.64″N 006°48′14.36″W
Outer Loch Tarbert55°58′18.38″N 005°59′30.44″W55°58′34.21″N 005°56′08.09″W55°57′08.50″N 005°55′46.84″W55°56′52.68″N 005°59′09.07″W
Friesland Bay56°35′22.35″N 006°35′12.82″W56°35′36.77″N 006°33′43.21″W56°35′07.61″N 006°33′27.80″W56°34′53.19″N 006°34′57.40″W
Inch Kenneth & Geasgills56°27′34.92″N 006°10′44.28″W56°27′50.15″N 006°09′05.51″W56°26′07.53″N 006°08′13.95″W56°25′52.31″N 006°09′52.65″W
South Oronsay56°00′15.52″N 006°17′29.94″W56°00′35.54″N 006°12′56.77″W55°59′32.13″N 006°12′42.03″W55°59′12.11″N 006°17′15.08″W
Hough Skerries56°31′54.72″N 007°00′50.49″W56°31′22.56″N 006°59′47.61″W56°30′57.14″N 007°00′30.18″W56°31′29.29″N 007°01′33.06″W
Nave Island55°53′12.37″N 006°22′03.75″W55°54′35.91″N 006°20′09.54″W55°54′14.16″N 006°19′19.17″W55°52′50.63″N 006°21′13.40″W
Arisaig56°55′02.81″N 005°56′25.08″W56°55′19.13″N 005°52′23.28″W56°53′54.34″N 005°52′04.24″W56°53′38.04″N 005°56′05.89″W
Pabay & Ardnish Peninsula57°17′02.85″N 005°52′59.64″W57°17′21.61″N 005°49′58.23″W57°15′02.65″N 005°49′09.35″W57°14′43.90″N 005°52′10.58″W
Loch a’ Bhraige57°34′15.72″N 005°59′51.09″W57°35′28.51″N 005°58′16.70″W57°34′59.51″N 005°56′59.23″W57°33′46.73″N 005°58′33.64″W
Kishorn Island & Strome Islands57°22′51.67″N 005°38′53.51″W57°21′06.71″N 005°35′29.49″W57°20′10.35″N 005°37′08.80″W57°21′55.26ʺN 005°40′32.80ʺW
Hyskeir56°58′41.18″N 006°40′55.57″W56°58′23.75″N 006°39′56.45″W56°57′34.08″N 006°40′45.55″W56°57′51.50″N 006°41′44.66″W
West Canna57°03′10.08″N 006°37′20.62″W57°04′11.95″N 006°34′37.16″W57°03′02.02″N 006°33′08.08″W57°02′00.18″N 006°35′51.50″W
Sgeir a’ Phuirt57°03′18.24″N 006°28′53.08″W57°03′13.67″N 006°28′27.22″W57°03′02.69″N 006°28′33.76″W57°03′07.26″N 006°28′59.62″W
Fladda-chuain57°45′03.81″N 006°26′04.86″W57°43′43.99″N 006°24′42.05″W57°43′29.46″N 006°25′31.03″W57°44′49.27″N 006°26′53.86″W

South West

Rum

56°57′37.44″N 006°22′03.92″W56°56′23.37″N 006°19′10.43″W56°56′00.45″N 006°19′43.20″W56°57′14.51″N 006°22′36.68″W
Sgeir nam Maol57°45′11.49″N 006°23′02.74″W57°44′47.72″N 006°22′29.57″W57°44′40.55″N 006°22′47.55″W57°45′04.32″N 006°23′20.72″W
Sgeirean Glasa57°58′13.88″N 005°27′08.60″W57°58′05.19″N 005°25′54.43″W57°57′34.58″N 005°26′07.14″W57°57′43.26″N 005°27′21.29″W
Rubha Creag Iomhair58°15′55.30″N 005°14′03.26″W58°15′33.83″N 005°12′46.94″W58°14′35.04″N 005°13′46.48″W58°14′56.50″N 005°15′02.78″W
Carn nan Sgeir57°57′44.61″N 005°22′13.15″W57°57′52.11″N 005°21′37.21″W57°57′21.54″N 005°21′14.63″W57°57′14.04″N 005°21′50.56″W
Eilean Chrona58°15′18.18″N 005°17′57.51″W58°15′14.47″N 005°17′15.41″W58°14′51.89″N 005°17′22.57″W58°14′55.60″N 005°18′04.67″W
Glas-Leac Mor (Summer Isles)58°01′59.91″N 005°28′34.07″W58°01′59.33″N 005°27′36.03″W58°01′25.38″N 005°27′37.25″W58°01′25.96″N 005°28′35.27″W
Am Balg58°32′50.43″N 005°07′33.50″W58°32′58.31″N 005°06′49.64″W58°32′39.54″N 005°06′37.31″W58°32′31.66″N 005°07′21.16″W
Iolla Mhor57°58′45.24″N 005°20′43.24″W57°58′43.60″N 005°20′27.86″W57°58′31.25″N 005°20′32.53″W57°58′32.88″N 005°20′47.90″W
Inner Loch Maddy57°38′30.44″N 007°13′24.14″W57°39′15.51″N 007°10′17.25″W57°37′41.71″N 007°08′58.69″W57°36′56.67″N 007°12′05.47″W
Oronsay (North Uist)57°41′21.81″N 007°19′06.57″W57°40′25.72″N 007°15′54.62″W57°38′51.85″N 007°17′30.21″W57°39′47.90″N 007°20′42.06″W
Inner Loch Eynort57°14′49.78″N 007°21′56.00″W57°14′15.11″N 007°16′40.26″W57°12′59.23″N 007°17′08.68″W57°13′33.89″N 007°22′24.25″W
Sgeir Leathann (Broad Bay)58°17′14.71″N 006°16′18.86″W58°17′26.43″N 006°15′24.19″W58°17′03.13″N 006°15′06.19″W58°16′51.41″N 006°16′00.85″W
Inner Bagh nam Faoileann & Loch Chill Eireabhaigh57°23′16.51″N 007°19′47.20″W57°25′05.56″N 007°15′53.77″W57°24′01.81″N 007°14′11.68″W57°22′12.81″N 007°18′05.09″W
Loch Langais57°33′48.43″N 007°17′36.35″W57°34′34.24″N 007°15′11.94″W57°33′39.90″N 007°14′12.31″W57°32′54.12″N 007°16′36.68″W
Gairbh-Eilean Ronaigh57°30′58.54″N 007°13′41.15″W57°30′27.26″N 007°11′11.11″W57°29′16.54ʺN 007°12′02.02ʺW57°29′47.80″N 007°14′31.99″W
Luib Bhan57°25′28.18″N 007°23′03.81″W57°25′18.76″N 007°19′50.62″W57°24′27.48″N 007°19′59.25″W57°24′36.90″N 007°23′12.37″W
Loch a’ Bhaigh57°43′27.83″N 007°10′09.63″W57°42′31.25″N 007°07′10.34″W57°41′48.63″N 007°07′57.32″W57°42′45.18″N 007°10′56.58″W
Flodda57°28′56.33″N 007°17′44.85″W57°29′30.19″N 007°15′59.43″W57°28′08.74″N 007°14′29.32″W57°27′34.90″N 007°16′14.69″W
Aird Ghrein & Sgeir Liath57°00′43.31″N 007°31′32.86″W57°00′47.40″N 007°30′20.52″W56°59′43.60″N 007°30′08.43″W56°59′39.52″N 007°31′20.74″W
Aird Dhubh57°56′27.41″N 006°32′04.84″W57°56′31.78″N 006°31′35.29″W57°55′59.34″N 006°31′18.35ʺW57°55′54.97″N 006°31′47.89″W
Rubha Bholuim57°14′15.07″N 007°15′33.87″W57°14′17.87″N 007°15′15.01″W57°14′00.54″N 007°15′06.27ʺW57°13′57.75″N 007°15′25.13″W
Askernish Skerries South57°10′56.63″N 007°26′38.77″W57°10′55.44″N 007°25′53.57″W57°10′37.43″N 007°25′55.18″W57°10′38.62″N 007°26′40.37″W
An Acarsaid a Deas57°52′23.01″N 006°41′58.05″W57°51′41.09″N 006°40′42.38″W57°51′17.46″N 006°41′28.48″W57°51′59.36″N 006°42′44.15″W
Bhalamus57°55′33.20″N 006°34′30.82″W57°55′29.64″N 006°33′46.35″W57°55′01.46″N 006°33′54.34″W57°55′05.03″N 006°34′38.79″W
Eilean Glas Cheann Chrionaig57°57′19.37″N 006°33′04.94″W57°57′20.64″N 006°32′45.51″W57°57′11.32″N 006°32′43.37ʺW57°57′10.06″N 006°33′02.79″W
Gasker57°59′21.93″N 007°17′30.68″W57°58′40.61″N 007°15′30.46″W57°58′15.29″N 007°16′01.31″W57°58′56.60″N 007°18′01.51″W
Gills Bay58°39′22.18″N 003°10′54.29″W58°38′44.90″N 003°06′23.09″W58°37′49.60″N 003°06′51.12″W58°38′26.86″N 003°11′22.21″W
Kyle of Tongue Sandbanks58°29′48.97″N 004°26′47.96″W58°30′36.59″N 004°25′29.97″W58°30′06.90″N 004°24′23.83″W58°29′19.29″N 004°25′41.83ʺW
Eilean Hoan58°34′04.93″N 004°42′33.17″W58°34′44.77″N 004°39′23.97″W58°34′09.38″N 004°38′56.69″W58°33′29.54″N 004°42′05.85″W
Loch Eriboll & Whiten Head58°33′36.88″N 004°38′57.94″W58°36′06.21″N 004°31′29.12″W58°33′56.74″N 004°28′51.59″W58°31′27.56″N 004°36′20.15″W
Eynhallow & Westside59°08′51.74″N 003°08′14.23″W59°09′31.16″N 003°05′59.89″W59°08′35.30″N 003°04′57.82″W59°07′55.89″N 003°07′12.12″W
South North Ronaldsay59°21′38.06″N 002°27′30.87″W59°22′32.22″N 002°25′08.08″W59°21′18.80″N 002°23′21.33″W59°20′24.68″N 002°25′44.08″W
Switha58°47′54.28″N 003°07′00.71″W58°48′25.95″N 003°05′40.55″W58°48′04.69″N 003°05′09.38″W58°47′33.02″N 003°06′29.53″W
Skerry of Wastbist59°15′45.67″N 002°54′30.57″W59°15′43.37″N 002°54′09.86″W59°15′19.30″N 002°54′20.05″W59°15′21.60″N 002°54′40.76″W
Deer Sound58°57′59.09″N 002°51′10.02″W58°58′17.00″N 002°47′22.95″W58°54′56.96″N 002°46′24.06″W58°54′39.08″N 002°50′10.77″W
Selwick58°56′10.47″N 003°22′04.18″W58°55′57.17″N 003°18′47.64″W58°55′27.64″N 003°18′55.14″W58°55′40.94″N 003°22′11.63″W
Holm of Papa Westray & North Wick59°21′59.21″N 002°53′19.41″W59°22′07.62″N 002°52′13.11″W59°20′42.28″N 002°51′31.60″W59°20′33.87″N 002°52′37.86″W
Odness59°07′12.99″N 002°33′56.46″W59°07′38.56″N 002°32′24.26″W59°07′13.15″N 002°31′57.62″W59°06′47.59″N 002°33′29.81″W
Bay of Ireland58°58′10.10″N 003°16′37.52″W58°58′45.97″N 003°15′15.97″W58°58′15.40″N 003°14′25.56″W58°57′39.54″N 003°15′47.11″W
Bay of Holland East & Tor Ness59°05′40.05″N 002°37′03.46″W59°05′44.56″N 002°36′03.24″W59°04′10.04″N 002°35′36.54″W59°04′05.53″N 002°36′36.71″W
Barrel of Butter58°53′31.96″N 003°07′50.44″W58°53′31.20″N 003°07′20.48″W58°53′19.56″N 003°07′21.60″W58°53′20.33″N 003°07′51.55″W
Damsay & Holm of Grimbister59°00′58.29″N 003°05′03.01″W59°00′35.26″N 003°02′24.32″W58°59′31.24″N 003°02′59.26″W58°59′54.25″N 003°05′37.87″W
Holm of Houton58°54′55.04″N 003°11′27.89″W58°54′37.75″N 003°10′50.61″W58°54′21.48″N 003°11′18.81″W58°54′38.77″N 003°11′56.09″W
Cava58°53′28.35″N 003°10′27.12″W58°52′36.17″N 003°09′08.21″W58°52′11.71″N 003°10′08.56″W58°53′03.88″N 003°11′27.48″W
Helliar Holm North & Elwick59°02′14.68″N 002°54′31.71″W59°02′08.84″N 002°53′26.52″W59°01′24.04″N 002°53′41.63″W59°01′29.88″N 002°54′46.80″W
Costa & Burgar59°09′05.02″N 003°11′21.83″W59°07′43.56″N 003°06′42.82″W59°07′25.42″N 003°07′02.90″W59°08′46.86″N 003°11′41.88″W
Flotta Oil Terminal58°50′16.16″N 003°08′28.57″W58°50′57.98″N 003°06′26.21″W58°50′41.13″N 003°06′04.77″W58°49′59.31″N 003°08′07.13″W
Seal Skerry (Eday)59°10′22.56″N 002°49′35.48″W59°10′21.12″N 002°49′09.31″W59°09′45.64″N 002°49′16.74″W59°09′47.08″N 002°49′42.90″W
Taing Skerry & Grass Holm59°03′49.44″N 002°56′58.66″W59°03′47.86″N 002°55′50.35″W59°03′29.40″N 002°55′51.97″W59°03′30.98″N 002°57′00.26″W
Ve Ness58°55′45.32″N 003°05′25.70″W58°55′51.95″N 003°04′36.01″W58°55′36.78″N 003°04′28.46″W58°55′30.16″N 003°05′18.14″W
North West Water Sound58°51′23.80″N 002°59′04.72″W58°51′06.97″N 002°56′29.57″W58°50′36.79″N 002°56′41.78″W58°50′53.61″N 002°59′16.89″W
Holm of Rendall59°04′19.19″N 003°00′01.88″W59°04′06.35″N 002°59′01.81″W59°03′54.40″N 002°59′11.44″W59°04′07.24″N 003°00′11.50″W
Narr Ness59°19′58.62″N 003°00′05.37″W59°20′45.10″N 002°58′58.83″W59°20′27.60″N 002°58′11.98″W59°19′41.12″N 002°59′18.53″W
North end Mill Bay59°08′06.79″N 002°37′02.76″W59°08′52.12″N 002°34′28.30″W59°08′22.91″N 002°33′55.86″W59°07′37.60″N 002°36′30.30″W
Spo Ness to Ness of Brough59°19′11.09″N 002°57′58.60″W59°18′16.71″N 002°53′47.67″W59°17′40.55″N 002°54′17.68″W59°18′34.91″N 002°58′28.55″W
Bay of Houseby59°05′19.08″N 002°33′58.63″W59°04′46.85″N 002°31′56.09″W59°04′24.12″N 002°32′18.65″W59°04′56.34″N 002°34′21.18″W
Sweyn Holm59°05′41.22″N 002°57′18.78″W59°05′29.77″N 002°56′34.06″W59°05′04.53″N 002°56′58.47″W59°05′15.98″N 002°57′43.19″W
Holm of Scockness59°10′14.73″N 002°57′32.98″W59°10′18.82″N 002°56′43.22″W59°09′43.08″N 002°56′32.08″W59°09′38.99″N 002°57′21.82″W
Egilsay North59°10′41.35″N 002°56′07.61″W59°10′51.25″N 002°54′49.24″W59°09′44.21″N 002°54′17.13″W59°09′34.32″N 002°55′35.45″W
Stroma58°42′00.15″N 003°07′27.76″W58°41′37.03″N 003°05′19.31″W58°39′30.78″N 003°06′43.16″W58°39′53.87″N 003°08′51.50″W
South East Egilsay59°09′12.31″N 002°55′22.57″W59°09′10.99″N 002°54′33.51″W59°07′14.99″N 002°54′45.42″W59°07′16.32″N 002°55′34.43″W
North & East Fara58°51′38.17″N 003°09′58.50″W58°50′30.62″N 003°08′07.99″W58°50′05.01″N 003°09′06.29″W58°51′12.54″N 003°10′56.81″W
Pentland Skerries58°41′23.02″N 002°56′21.62″W58°42′02.18″N 002°54′32.59″W58°40′54.67″N 002°53′03.21″W58°40′15.54″N 002°54′52.22″W
Greenli Ness59°04′28.90″N 002°41′03.85″W59°05′36.38″N 002°38′49.54″W59°05′01.15″N 002°37′42.76″W59°03′53.69″N 002°39′57.06″W

Seal Skerry

(N Ronaldsay)

59°23′57.53″N 002°23′51.57″W59°24′07.45″N 002°23′07.55″W59°23′36.63″N 002°22′40.83″W59°23′26.70″N 002°23′24.84″W
Copinsay58°54′24.85″N 002°42′31.38″W58°54′11.32″N 002°39′41.35″W58°53′19.95″N 002°39′56.65″W58°53′33.47″N 002°42′46.61″W
East South Shetland60°08′38.08″N 001°13′22.06″W60°08′31.17″N 001°09′24.20″W60°00′16.13″N 001°10′22.25″W60°00′23.00″N 001°14′19.13″W
West Linga & Lunning Sound Holms60°22′48.02″N 001°03′26.36″W60°22′26.75″N 001°01′04.52″W60°20′40.55″N 001°02′09.50″W60°21′01.80″N 001°04′31.22″W
Ve Skerries60°22′45.40″N 001°49′03.78″W60°22′28.22″N 001°48′09.09″W60°21′47.06″N 001°49′01.85″W60°22′04.23″N 001°49′56.52″W
Effirth Voe & Bixter Voe60°15′41.49″N 001°25′15.80″W60°14′47.16″N 001°23′24.45″W60°14′23.27″N 001°24′11.64″W60°15′17.59″N 001°26′02.99″W
Sanda & Score Islands60°10′37.15″N 001°23′02.02″W60°10′33.90″N 001°22′09.19″W60°09′14.24″N 001°22′28.97″W60°09′17.49″N 001°23′21.76″W
Ungam60°27′18.21″N 001°18′49.79″W60°27′23.33″N 001°18′26.09″W60°27′14.28″N 001°18′18.07″W60°27′09.16″N 001°18′41.78″W
Lamba60°30′52.73″N 001°18′22.55″W60°31′24.95″N 001°17′10.05″W60°31′04.56″N 001°16′32.78″W60°30′32.35″N 001°17′45.27″W
Little Roe60°30′16.35″N 001°16′10.69″W60°29′48.35″N 001°15′22.38″W60°29′33.56″N 001°15′57.63″W60°30′01.55″N 001°16′45.93″W
Sligga Skerry & North End of Bigga60°30′26.96″N 001°12′42.24″W60°30′28.54″N 001°11′29.79″W60°29′51.86″N 001°11′26.53″W60°29′50.29″N 001°12′38.96″W
Isle of West Burrafirth & Tainga Skerries60°19′00.96″N 001°33′18.45″W60°18′58.49″N 001°32′02.22″W60°18′21.11″N 001°32′07.14″W60°18′23.57″N 001°33′23.35″W
Channer Wick & Hos Wick59°59′07.52″N 001°17′10.92″W60°00′05.36″N 001°15′56.63″W59°59′44.46″N 001°14′51.83″W59°58′46.63″N 001°16′06.14″W
Scudills Wick60°16′57.80″N 001°09′39.65″W60°17′44.06″N 001°07′57.41″W60°17′33.80″N 001°07′38.57″W60°16′47.54″N 001°09′20.81″W
Egilsay, Heodale & Isle of Gunnister60°27′01.86″N 001°26′55.49″W60°24′21.42″N 001°24′48.29″W60°24′02.37″N 001°26′26.52″W60°26′42.79″N 001°28′33.84″W
Rumble, East Linga, Grif Skerry60°20′10.86″N 000°55′19.82″W60°21′07.14″N 000°51′34.34″W60°20′20.29″N 000°50′46.80″W60°19′24.03″N 000°54′32.21″W
Uyea Sound60°20′07.11″N 001°26′30.20″W60°19′45.03″N 001°25′22.43″W60°19′03.36″N 001°26′17.65″W60°19′25.43″N 001°27′25.40″W
Colsay & Bay of Scousburgh59°57′32.04″N 001°21′44.36″W59°57′14.92″N 001°19′27.54″W59°56′37.01″N 001°19′46.42″W59°56′54.12″N 001°22′03.20″W
Gruting Voe North West Head60°14′43.72″N 001°31′50.37″W60°14′34.09″N 001°30′32.09″W60°13′41.29″N 001°30′58.37″W60°13′50.92″N 001°32′16.62″W
Fetlar North West Islands60°38′40.84″N 000°55′02.01″W60°38′39.00″N 000°53′30.45″W60°37′19.79″N 000°53′37.05″W60°37′21.63″N 000°55′08.56″W
Skea Skerries (Yell Sound)60°33′19.62″N 001°18′45.50″W60°33′10.50″N 001°18′02.43″W60°32′47.38″N 001°18′22.63″W60°32′56.50″N 001°19′05.70″W
Point of Bugarth60°37′32.89″N 001°11′57.26″W60°37′25.53″N 001°11′02.50″W60°35′57.66″N 001°11′51.38″W60°36′05.01″N 001°12′46.10″W
Isle of Stenness60°29′09.12″N 001°37′56.11″W60°28′23.76″N 001°36′50.23″W60°28′03.68″N 001°37′46.96″W60°28′49.04″N 001°38′52.85″W
Tinga Skerry60°30′41.37″N 001°14′50.16″W60°30′35.08″N 001°14′31.75″W60°30′22.51″N 001°14′49.42″W60°30′28.81″N 001°15′07.83″W
Swarta Skerry & Mo Geo60°19′13.06″N 001°43′26.57″W60°19′09.21″N 001°42′07.47″W60°18′55.80″N 001°42′10.13″W60°18′59.66″N 001°43′29.23″W
Aa Skerry60°10′27.95″N 001°26′19.69″W60°10′25.73″N 001°25′51.20″W60°09′55.49″N 001°26′00.71″W60°09′57.71″N 001°26′29.19″W
Da Smell Geo60°08′02.37″N 002°02′58.14″W60°08′30.32″N 002°02′26.72″W60°08′24.50″N 002°02′05.90″W60°07′56.55″N 002°02′37.33″W
Eswick Holm60°15′40.16″N 001°07′52.00″W60°15′37.76″N 001°07′23.15″W60°15′10.23″N 001°07′32.41″W60°15′12.63″N 001°08′01.26″W
Westing60°45′10.57″N 000°58′34.32″W60°45′00.99″N 000°56′24.28″W60°42′44.96″N 000°57′06.15″W60°42′54.53″N 000°59′16.04″W
Little Holm60°33′36.98″N 001°15′59.80″W60°33′34.50″N 001°15′36.17″W60°33′19.07″N 001°15′42.87″W60°33′21.55″N 001°16′06.49″W
Hoo Stack60°15′00.80″N 001°05′43.45″W60°15′09.44″N 001°05′03.80″W60°14′55.29″N 001°04′51.31″W60°14′46.64″N 001°05′30.96″W
Tros Wick59°56′13.94″N 001°16′07.19″W59°56′06.40″N 001°15′33.19″W59°55′34.64″N 001°16′01.16″W59°55′42.17″N 001°16′35.16″W
Ure60°30′47.57″N 001°36′54.06″W60°30′38.11″N 001°34′55.11″W60°30′12.60″N 001°35′03.46″W60°30′22.05″N 001°37′02.38″W
Head of Calsta60°34′29.21″N 001°19′14.26″W60°34′33.67″N 001°18′47.44″W60°34′03.66″N 001°18′26.86″W60°33′59.21″N 001°18′53.68″W
Holm of Melby60°18′46.25″N 001°39′33.36″W60°18′48.33″N 001°38′58.81″W60°18′28.49″N 001°38′53.94″W60°18′26.40″N 001°39′28.48″W
Skerries of Neapaback60°29′23.30″N 001°02′03.40″W60°29′21.68″N 001°01′22.19″W60°29′10.80″N 001°01′23.94″W60°29′12.42″N 001°02′05.15″W
Muckle Skerry (Out Skerries)60°26′36.06″N 000°51′55.40″W60°26′33.39″N 000°50′58.25″W60°26′14.72″N 000°51′01.83″W60°26′17.38″N 000°51′58.97″W
Holm of Beosetter60°11′16.74″N 001°07′27.05″W60°11′26.18″N 001°07′02.43″W60°11′17.85″N 001°06′49.55″W60°11′08.41″N 001°07′14.17″W
Maywick60°01′11.72″N 001°20′05.74″W60°02′26.89″N 001°18′28.17″W60°02′12.15″N 001°17′42.84″W60°00′56.99″N 001°19′20.42″W
Toab & Scatness59°53′42.36″N 001°19′17.10″W59°53′45.91″N 001°18′32.06″W59°52′25.38″N 001°18′06.99″W59°52′21.84″N 001°18′52.00″W
Lady’s Holm59°52′34.70″N 001°20′00.04″W59°52′24.35″N 001°18′54.75″W59°51′51.75″N 001°19′15.19″W59°52′02.10″N 001°20′20.46″W
The Guens, Filla & The Benelips60°23′34.72″N 000°49′15.43″W60°24′31.68″N 000°47′46.17″W60°24′12.71″N 000°46′56.71″W60°23′15.75″N 000°48′25.99″W
Foula West60°09′23.64″N 002°06′38.99″W60°09′12.66″N 002°05′23.73″W60°07′48.55″N 002°06′13.09″W60°07′59.52″N 002°07′28.30″W
Horse Island59°50′54.38″N 001°19′24.73″W59°51′56.37″N 001°18′37.84″W59°51′50.14″N 001°18′05.31″W59°50′48.15″N 001°18′52.22″W
Siggar Ness59°54′10.71″N 001°23′09.68″W59°53′35.88″N 001°21′24.30″W59°53′00.35″N 001°22′10.83″W59°53′35.17″N 001°23′56.20″W
Ardersier57°36′03.23″N 004°02′53.52″W57°36′28.26″N 004°00′46.74″W57°36′01.07″N 004°00′28.12″W57°35′36.04″N 004°02′34.88″W
Beauly57°30′25.15″N 004°25′52.62″W57°31′27.11″N 004°17′04.95″W57°29′24.97″N 004°16′15.72″W57°28′23.08″N 004°25′02.93″W
Findhorn57°40′21.23″N 003°39′00.58″W57°40′05.01″N 003°37′04.37″W57°39′30.03″N 003°37′21.39″W57°39′46.25″N 003°39′17.57″W
Loch Fleet57°56′43.54″N 004°03′19.45″W57°56′27.02″N 004°01′19.71″W57°55′50.38″N 004°01′37.60″W57°56′06.89″N 004°03′37.31″W
Cromarty Firth57°37′16.49″N 004°22′54.29″W57°39′18.54″N 004°20′03.32″W57°38′35.42″N 004°18′16.41″W57°36′33.42″N 004°21′07.42″W
Brora57°59′25.15″N 003°53′57.08″W58°00′31.97″N 003°51′30.95″W58°00′13.87″N 003°51′01.60″W57°59′07.06″N 003°53′27.73″W
Lothmore58°04′39.00″N 003°44′33.23″W58°05′13.46″N 003°42′39.19″W58°04′50.28″N 003°42′14.24″W58°04′15.82″N 003°44′08.27″W
Kinghorn Rocks56°05′53.01″N 003°09′40.16″W56°05′50.44″N 003°08′51.50″W56°04′35.04″N 003°09′04.25″W56°04′37.61″N 003°09′52.88″W
Inchmickery and Cow & Calves56°01′27.55″N 003°16′35.19″W56°00′31.88″N 003°16′07.52″W56°00′28.38″N 003°16′29.95″W56°01′24.04″N 003°16′57.63″W
Gunna56°33′44.21″N 006°44′27.58″W56°34′24.82″N 006°42′39.10″W56°33′53.25″N 006°42′00.36″W56°33′12.66″N 006°43′48.83″W
Oronsay Strand56°02′04.40″N 006°17′07.56″W56°02′23.71″N 006°16′01.83″W56°02′09.82″N 006°15′48.81″W56°01′50.51″N 006°16′54.53″W
Soa (Mull)56°17′25.61″N 006°27′22.57″W56°17′04.70″N 006°26′53.99″W56°16′55.18″N 006°27′16.50″W56°17′16.09″N 006°27′45.08″W
Soa (Coll)56°34′25.68″N 006°38′12.92″W56°34′26.40″N 006°37′34.68″W56°33′39.90″N 006°37′31.78″W56°33′39.18″N 006°38′10.01″W
Trodday57°43′54.69″N 006°18′03.96″W57°43′29.57″N 006°17′08.77″W57°43′07.73″N 006°17′43.51″W57°43′32.85″N 006°18′38.69″W
Glas-Leac Beag57°59′18.26″N 005°30′42.37″W57°59′13.64″N 005°30′15.70″W57°58′53.60″N 005°30′28.01″W57°58′58.22″N 005°30′54.68″W
Shillay57°48′04.92″N 007°15′57.57″W57°48′27.42″N 007°14′55.17″W57°48′05.37″N 007°14′27.27″W57°47′42.87″N 007°15′29.67″W
Pabbay56°51′06.25″N 007°34′49.33″W56°51′39.65″N 007°33′42.44″W56°51′17.33″N 007°33′05.31″W56°50′43.93″N 007°34′12.21″W
Sound of Harris Islands57°41′54.66″N 007°03′39.10″W57°43′44.00″N 007°01′20.03″W57°42′51.88″N 006°58′57.12″W57°41′02.59″N 007°01′16.26″W
Berneray56°47′28.48″N 007°38′48.02″W56°47′26.45″N 007°36′47.65″W56°47′06.70″N 007°36′48.77″W56°47′08.73″N 007°38′49.12″W
Mingulay56°49′02.68″N 007°37′54.67″W56°48′55.61″N 007°37′18.62″W56°48′27.70″N 007°37′36.84″W56°48′34.78″N 007°38′12.88″W
Coppay57°49′49.47″N 007°10′31.67″W57°49′53.90″N 007°09′53.79″W57°49′32.71″N 007°09′45.10″W57°49′28.28″N 007°10′22.97″W
Sandray56°54′02.72″N 007°32′40.49″W56°54′10.84″N 007°31′55.92″W56°53′07.46″N 007°31′17.37″W56°52′59.34″N 007°32′01.93″W
Haskeir57°42′03.74″N 007°41′40.01″W57°42′13.41″N 007°40′46.12″W57°41′55.84″N 007°40′35.13″W57°41′46.18″N 007°41′29.02″W
Causamul57°36′20.14″N 007°35′46.71″W57°36′15.85″N 007°35′13.41″W57°35′54.50″N 007°35′22.97″W57°35′58.80″N 007°35′56.26″W
Eilean nan Ron (Tongue)58°33′57.15″N 004°20′58.20″W58°33′11.73″N 004°19′34.20″W58°32′41.35″N 004°20′34.36″W58°33′26.75″N 004°21′58.35″W
Sule Skerry59°05′17.83″N 004°24′42.26″W59°05′16.34″N 004°24′06.28″W59°04′57.48″N 004°24′09.24″W59°04′58.97″N 004°24′45.21″W
Linga Holm59°08′14.91″N 002°41′16.15″W59°08′35.43″N 002°39′53.54″W59°07′46.06″N 002°39′07.13″W59°07′25.55″N 002°40′29.72″W
Swona58°44′05.55″N 003°04′39.36″W58°45′17.84″N 003°03′19.28″W58°45′01.99″N 003°02′26.35″W58°43′49.71″N 003°03′46.45″W
Holm of Huip59°10′23.48″N 002°39′13.90″W59°10′16.96″N 002°38′29.11″W59°09′34.88″N 002°38′52.39″W59°09′41.40″N 002°39′37.16″W
Muckle Green Holm59°08′03.88″N 002°50′08.77″W59°08′03.67″N 002°49′22.64″W59°07′20.72″N 002°49′23.40″W59°07′20.93″N 002°50′09.52″W
Calf of Eday59°14′41.81″N 002°44′51.71″W59°14′07.77″N 002°42′38.46″W59°13′29.38″N 002°43′15.83″W59°14′03.41″N 002°45′29.05″W
N Flotta58°50′51.31″N 003°05′41.89″W58°51′07.48″N 003°03′56.39″W58°50′37.39″N 003°03′39.24″W58°50′21.23″N 003°05′24.72″W
Little Linga59°09′33.58″N 002°41′45.66″W59°09′41.27″N 002°41′16.12″W59°09′18.10″N 002°40′53.29″W59°09′10.42″N 002°41′22.82″W
Sty Taing59°09′29.36″N 002°40′22.79″W59°09′13.90″N 002°39′31.51″W59°08′47.02″N 002°40′02.22″W59°09′02.48″N 002°40′53.49″W
Holms of Spurness59°10′12.43″N 002°42′11.08″W59°10′51.08″N 002°41′32.72″W59°10′42.66″N 002°41′00.53″W59°10′04.01″N 002°41′38.90″W
South Ronaldsay West58°45′52.25″N 002°59′48.76″W58°45′55.71″N 002°58′38.27″W58°44′31.10″N 002°58′22.93″W58°44′27.65″N 002°59′33.38″W
Gairsay59°05′05.91″N 002°57′41.95″W59°04′48.96″N 002°56′31.96″W59°04′15.51″N 002°57′02.54″W59°04′32.45″N 002°58′12.51″W
Calf of Flotta58°51′14.36″N 003°05′07.44″W58°51′27.69″N 003°03′56.96″W58°51′11.01″N 003°03′45.22″W58°50′57.69″N 003°04′55.70″W
Little Green Holm59°07′12.21″N 002°50′14.00″W59°07′26.43″N 002°49′45.69″W59°07′14.35″N 002°49′22.73″W59°07′00.13″N 002°49′51.04″W
Auskerry59°02′22.87″N 002°34′51.84″W59°02′29.19″N 002°33′34.86″W59°01′28.06″N 002°33′15.98″W59°01′21.74″N 002°34′32.92″W
South Ronaldsay East58°47′34.83″N 002°56′39.48″W58°47′36.68″N 002°55′05.43″W58°45′25.70″N 002°54′55.90″W58°45′23.85″N 002°56′29.85″W
Rusk Holm59°12′48.97″N 002°51′28.56″W59°12′44.62″N 002°50′48.96″W59°11′53.06″N 002°51′10.49″W59°11′57.41″N 002°51′50.08″W
South Westray59°15′13.23″N 002°50′58.84″W59°14′52.69″N 002°49′58.73″W59°14′38.66″N 002°50′17.00″W59°14′59.20″N 002°51′17.11″W
North East Hoy58°53′41.59″N 003°14′53.43″W58°52′42.99″N 003°12′15.84″W58°52′27.53″N 003°12′37.30″W58°53′26.12″N 003°15′14.88″W
Uyea60°37′28.27″N 001°25′57.81″W60°36′45.95″N 001°23′26.27″W60°36′10.44″N 001°24′07.36″W60°36′52.74″N 001°26′38.86″W
Papa Stour60°20′41.04″N 001°43′47.75″W60°18′59.27″N 001°41′22.89″W60°18′35.06″N 001°42′32.05″W60°20′16.81″N 001°44′56.94″W
Ronas Voe60°32′17.48″N 001°31′07.70″W60°31′36.80″N 001°29′55.80″W60°31′24.27″N 001°30′25.01″W60°32′04.95″N 001°31′36.90″W
Dale60°17′06.38″N 001°41′54.01″W60°17′01.95″N 001°40′33.32″W60°14′38.50″N 001°41′05.33″W60°14′42.93″N 001°42′25.91″W
Dunbeath-Helmsdale58°07′56.61″N 003°36′43.62″W58°13′54.69″N 003°26′18.57″W58°13′19.00″N 003°25′05.40″W58°07′21.01″N 003°35′30.48″W
Duncansby Head58°38′27.21″N 003°02′15.31″W58°38′23.28″N 003°01′29.28″W58°36′33.22″N 003°02′03.90″W58°36′37.15″N 003°02′49.89″W
Dunbeath-Wick58°15′55.10″N 003°24′40.97″W58°18′48.66″N 003°14′08.67″W58°18′12.20″N 003°13′32.68″W58°15′18.69″N 003°24′04.86″W
Fast Castle55°56′37.66″N 002°20′20.55″W55°55′43.98″N 002°09′47.97″W55°54′51.38″N 002°10′02.25″W55°55′45.05″N 002°20′34.60″W
Inchkeith56°02′20.62″N 003°08′12.68″W56°01′42.23″N 003°07′21.70″W56°01′28.68″N 003°07′54.24″W56°02′07.07″N 003°08′45.23″W
Craigleith56°04′33.35″N 002°43′21.44″W56°04′25.77″N 002°42′55.50″W56°04′14.93″N 002°43′05.62″W56°04′22.50″N 002°43′31.56″W

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates 194 separate places as seal haul-out sites for the purposes of section 117 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. Harassing a seal (intentionally or recklessly) at a haul-out site is an offence (section 117). The places are the areas of land above mean low water spring tide that fall within the areas of water and land that are described in the Schedule.

Illustrative maps for each designated area may be viewed at www.scotland.gov.uk/sealhaulouts.

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Definitions of World Geodetic System 1984 Datum and co-ordinate reference system are available via the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry as EPSG: 6326 (http://epsg.io/6326-datum) and EPSG: 4326 (http://epsg.10/4326) respectively.