Caille Island

Caille Island is a small islet between Grenada and Carriacou (Grenadines).

Caille Island is just 5 Km from Kick 'em Jenny and is considered one of the youngest islands in the Lesser Antilles.[1] Minimal archaeological survey have found Amerindian pottery in volcanic rock, corroborating the young age.[2] It appears to have been uninhabited during most of the historic period, but in the late 19th/early 20th century, Caille functioned as a whaling station.[3]

Also called Isle de Caille or Ile de Caille, as derived from the French, Île des Cailles (“Island of Quails").[3]


References
  1. Lindsay, Jan M.; Shepherd, John B. (2005). "Kick 'em Jenny & Ile de Caille". In Lindsay, Jan M.; Robertson, Richard E. A.; Shepherd, John B.; Shahiba, Ali (eds.). Volcanic hazard atlas of the Lesser Antilles. University of the West Indies. Seismic Research Unit. Trinidad and Tobago. ISBN 976-95142-0-9. OCLC 61446705.
  2. Hanna, Jonathan (2017). The Status of Grenada’s Prehistoric Sites: Report on the 2016 Survey and an Inventory of Known Sites. Botanical Gardens, Grenada. p. 196. doi:10.18113/S1QG64.
  3. Martin, John Angus (2007). A-Z of Grenada Heritage. Macmillan Caribbean. ISBN 9780333792520.
  • Official site of Isle de Caille
  • Official site of Île de Caille (French variation)


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