| Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Èisdeal |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Uncertain |
| Location | |
  Easdale Easdale shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM735172 |
| Coordinates | 56°17′32″N 5°39′29″W / 56.29222°N 5.65806°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Slate Islands |
| Area | 62 acres (25 ha)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 59 [2] |
| Population rank | 53 [3] |
| Population density | 295/km2 (760/sq mi)[2][4] |
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| References | [5] |
Easdale (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Èisdeal) is one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. Once the centre of the Scottish slate industry, there has been some recent island regeneration by the owners.[6] This is the smallest of the Inner Hebrides' inhabited islands and is "home to traditional white-washed cottages, a small pub and disused slate quarries". One of the latter, filled with water, is used for swimming.[7][8]
A ferry sails from Easdale to Ellenabeich (Gaelic: Eilean nam Beathach) on the nearby island of Seil (Gaelic: Saoil), which is separated from Easdale by only a narrow channel.[9] Confusingly, Ellenabeich is sometimes known as Easdale as a result of its traditional connections with the island.
- ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Smithwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 55 Lochgilphead & Loch Awe (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319231227.
- ^ Eilean Eisdeal Trust - Argyll & Islands
- ^ THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS TO VISIT IN SCOTLAND
- ^ Things to do
- ^ VISIT EASDALE ISLAND