The Garvellachs
Na Garbh Eileacha Isles of the Sea | |
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 The Garvellachs in relation to mainland Argyll, Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 56°14′N 5°47′W / 56.233°N 5.783°W | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 230 ha (570 acres) |
| Time zone | GMT |
The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Na Garbh Eileacha) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Chonnuill and Eileach an Naoimh.[1] Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie in Firth of Lorne west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited since the 19th century.[2][a]
The islands are known for their early Christian connections to Brendan the Navigator and Columba and for their bedrock containing rare formations in relation to the global Sturtian glaciation.
- ^ "Garvellachs (Isles of the Sea)". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Haswell-Smith 2004, pp. 67, 75.
- ^ Haswell-Smith 2004, pp. 75–76.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Garvellachs, Garbh Eileach (22376)". Canmore. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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