Eorsa

Eorsa
Meaning of nameuncertain Jorulof-øy - Jorulf's island or from àrsaidh - ancient
Eorsa from the north/northwest with Mull in the foreground and background
Eorsa from the north/northwest with Mull in the foreground and background
Location
Eorsa is located in Mull
Eorsa
Eorsa
Eorsa shown next to Mull
OS grid referenceNM481378
Coordinates56°28′N 6°05′W / 56.47°N 6.08°W / 56.47; -6.08
Physical geography
Island groupMull
Area122 ha (1⁄2 sq mi)
Area rank136= [1]
Highest elevation98 m (322 ft)
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

Eorsa is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

Geography

Loch na Keal – Eorsa can be seen in the middle of the loch, and Ulva in the background

Eorsa lies in Loch na Keal on the west coast of the Isle of Mull, to the east of Ulva. It is part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[5]

History

Many of the nearby islands, including Inch Kenneth, have early ecclesiastical connections. Eorsa may have done too. It once belonged to the Abbey of Iona, and became the property of the Duke of Argyll.[6]

During World War I, the island was used as a British naval anchorage.[7]

Cultural references

The island is the setting of Nigel Tranter's 1952 novel Bridal Path, which was made into the film of the same name in 1959. As the comic novel takes the perils of island inbreeding as its theme, Tranter may have chosen an unpopulated island to avoid giving offence.[citation needed]

Wildlife

Eorsa is separated from Mull by nearly a mile of water at the closest point so there are very few land animals.[citation needed]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey
  5. ^ "National Scenic Areas" Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.
  6. ^ "Historical perspective for Eorsa". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  7. ^ "Overview of Eorsa". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.

56°28′N 6°5.3′W / 56.467°N 6.0883°W / 56.467; -6.0883


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