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The Lamb, sometimes called Lamb Island or just Lamb, is a small (approx. 100m long x 50m wide), uninhabited island between the islands of Fidra
Fidra

Fidra is an uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth, north-west of North Berwick, on the east coast of Scotland....
 and Craigleith
Craigleith

Craigleith is a small island in the Firth of Forth off North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Creag liath meaning 'grey rock'....
 in the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south....
, off the south-east coast of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. The Lamb can be reached by boat from North Berwick
North Berwick

The Royal Burgh of North Berwick is a seaside resort in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 25 miles east of Edinburgh....
, although there are no landing facilities and little to attract visitors when compared to Fidra and the Bass Rock
Bass Rock

The Bass Rock, or simply The Bass, is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, approximately one mile off North Berwick....
.

The Lamb is flanked by two "sheep dogs" - North and South Dog Islands - which are basically small skerries
Skerry

A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef.The term skerry is derived from the Old Norse sker, which means a rock in the sea....
.

Like the other islands off North Berwick, the Lamb is a result of ancient volcanic activity, millions of years ago.







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The Lamb, sometimes called Lamb Island or just Lamb, is a small (approx. 100m long x 50m wide), uninhabited island between the islands of Fidra
Fidra

Fidra is an uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth, north-west of North Berwick, on the east coast of Scotland....
 and Craigleith
Craigleith

Craigleith is a small island in the Firth of Forth off North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Creag liath meaning 'grey rock'....
 in the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south....
, off the south-east coast of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. The Lamb can be reached by boat from North Berwick
North Berwick

The Royal Burgh of North Berwick is a seaside resort in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 25 miles east of Edinburgh....
, although there are no landing facilities and little to attract visitors when compared to Fidra and the Bass Rock
Bass Rock

The Bass Rock, or simply The Bass, is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, approximately one mile off North Berwick....
.

The Lamb is flanked by two "sheep dogs" - North and South Dog Islands - which are basically small skerries
Skerry

A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef.The term skerry is derived from the Old Norse sker, which means a rock in the sea....
.

Like the other islands off North Berwick, the Lamb is a result of ancient volcanic activity, millions of years ago.

Ownership

The Lamb was previously owned, with North and South Dog Islands by the Brazilian Camilo Agasim-Pereira (Baron of Dirleton and Fulwood).

On the 11th of February 2009, the island was purchased by Uri Geller
Uri Geller

'Uri Geller Freud', commonly 'Uri Geller' , born on 20 December 1946) is an Israeli-United Kingdom performing arts and self-proclaimed psychic who claims "to be able to spoon bending with the power of his mind" and to have psychic powers, although he currently prefers the designation of "mystifier" rather than "psychic."...
 for £30,000.

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