Newshot Island
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Newshot Island or Newshot Isle was an island about 50 acres (20 ha) in extent lying in the estuarine waters of the River Clyde close to Park Quay in the Parish of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Due to silting, etc. it has become part of the southern, Renfrewshire side, of the river bank and is used for grazing cattle and as a nature reserve.
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Newshot Island from the air | |
Location | |
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OS grid reference | NS48757011 |
Coordinates | 55.9003°N 4.42068°W / 55.9003; -4.42068 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Islands of the River Clyde |
Area | c.3ha |
Highest elevation | <3 metres (9.8 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Renfrewshire |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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The Scots word 'shot' or its spelling variants was an ancient unit for a division of land or alternatively a projecting area of land, a peninsula.[1] A 'Shot' also has the meaning of a place where fishing-nets were generally used and, in salmon fishing terminology, a part of the river from which nets were cast.[1]