Lamb, sometimes called Lamb Island or The Lamb, is a small uninhabited island measuring approximately , between the islands of

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and

Craigleith Craigleith ( gd, Creag Lìte) is a small island in the Firth of Forth off North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic ''Creag Lìte'' meaning "rock of Leith". It is at its highest point. Geography and geolo ...

in the

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, off the east coast of

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. The Lamb is flanked by two "sheep dogs", North and South Dog Islands, which are basically small skerries. Like the other

Islands of the Forth The Islands of the Forth are a group of small islands located in the Firth of Forth and in the estuary of the River Forth on the east coast of Scotland. Most of the group lie in the open waters of the firth, between the Lothians and Fife, with ...

off

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, the Lamb is a result of volcanic activity millions of years ago.

Access

The Lamb can be reached by canoes and small boats from

, although there are no landing facilities and little to attract visitors when compared to

island or the

Bass Rock The Bass Rock, or simply the Bass (), ( gd, Creag nam Bathais or gd, Am Bas) is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland. Approximately offshore, and north-east of North Berwick, it is a steep-sided volcan ...

Wildlife

Following a two-year operation involving 35 visits with canoes and infra-red cameras, a single invasive rat was removed from the island in 2022.

Ownership

Lamb island was historically part of the

Scottish feudal barony of Direlton The feudal barony of Dirleton was a feudal barony with its '' caput baroniae'' originally at Castle Tarbet, Elbottle Castle and later at Dirleton Castle in East Lothian East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the ...

. The Lamb, along with North and South Dog Islands, was previously owned by Camilo Agasim-Pereira, Baron of Dirleton and Fulwood. In 2009 the island was sold for £30,000 to

Uri Geller Uri Geller ( ; he, אורי גלר; born 20 December 1946) is an Israeli-British illusionist, magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other ill ...

, who states that he believes that it is a hiding place for ancient Egyptian treasure, In mid-2022 Geller sought to declare Lamb as

Republic of Lamb A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

, a

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with its own

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Footnotes

External links

Illustrated report of a visit to the island
Islands of the Forth Landforms of East Lothian Uninhabited islands of Scotland North Berwick Micronations in Scotland {{EastLothian-geo-stub