Rockall Helen's Reef (the latter was named in 1830). Notes Bibliography Rockall Rockall () is a British uninhabited granite islet located within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the United Kingdom, situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. Its approximate distances from the closest large islands are: west of Scotland; northwest of Ireland; and 700 km (440 miles) south of Iceland. The nearest permanently inhabited place is North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, 370 km (230 miles) to the east. The United Kingdom claimed Rockall in 1955 and incorporated it as a part of Scotland in 1972. Ireland
Rockall (band) engineer. Ruairidh Howells returned to the band some years later to play drums, mandolin and saxophone, alongside Pete Scott (fiddle, bass), Seán Mac Labhraí (piano, bouzouki), Marjolein Poortvliet (fiddle), Mike Coughlan (uillean pipes) and Jack Harris (guitar). Jack Harris maintains a parallel solo career, performing songs rather than Rockall's preferred instrumentals. Rockall's first album is due for release in the second half of 2018. It has been provisionally titled "Northwesterly, Good", a reference to the UK Shipping Forecast in which the island features. Rockall (band) Rockall is a band named after the island off the west coast of Scotland, who