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The island's geographic location is ( OS grid ref. SD 215639). Its area is about 15 acres (6 ha). Sheep Island is accessible on foot at low tide from either Walney, or from Piel Island - a distance of about a mile (approx. 1.5 km). The island is uninhabited and there is no shelter. Between 1892-1922 it included a small isolation hospital, located within a wooden building which was erected by Barrow Borough Council at a cost of £257, but seldom used. |
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