Sheep Island is an uninhabited island off the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, close to Ballintoy.
The island has an area of 3.5 hectares, and is located 0.5 km off the coast. It is known for its steep cliffs (one of which is near-vertical and more than 20m in height) and rocky shores. The top of the island is domed and covered with soil.JNCC entrySPA entry
The island has a registered owner. It is designated as a Special Protection Area and an Area of Special Scientific Interest because it contains a number of a particular species of cormorant, which is known as Phalacrocorax carbo carbo.ASSI entry This population amounts to more than 5% of the population in the whole of Ireland.VAM entry The island also hosts shag, fulmar, kittiwake, greater black-backed gull, razorbill, black guillemot and guillemot.
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Map of the island