Island 402 - Cloch na Síog, County Donegal

Cloch na Síog is a small unremarkable and uninhabited tidal island, which can be accessed at low tide from the north side of the causeway between Island Roy and mainland Donegal near the town of Carrickart on the Rosguill Peninsula.  There is some very soft looking mud to the east of the island between it and Island Roy but where I crossed to it on the south side was firm with a bit of seaweed.  The island is mainly covered in rough grass with patches of bracken, gorse, brambles (with blackberries on) and a rocky outcrop.  Sea aster, sea lavender, thrift , thistles (the non-prickly types) and scabious were in flower when I visited in early September 2017.  The island is about 150 metres from east to west and 50 metres from north to south.

Looking south east to Island Roy

Rocky Outcrop

North coast at low tide looking east towards Island Roy