Garvellachs
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The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Garbh Eileaich) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited since World War II.
The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Chonnuill and Eileach an Naoimh.
Overview[]
The waters surrounding the islands are extensively used for leisure sailing. A good knowledge of the area is required, with weather conditions likely to change very quickly. Due to the array of separate tidal races produced by the underwater topography there are some treacherous stretches of water. These include the between Scarba and Lunga[1] and the Gulf of Corryvreckan, between Scarba and Jura in which is located the infamous Corryvreckan whirlpool, which is the third-largest whirlpool in the world.
The area is part of the Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotlands, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms of development.[2] The Scottish plant collector, Clara Winsome Muirhead surveyed the plant life of the islands and published The Flora of Easdale and the Garvellachs in 1962.
Gallery[]
The Garvellachs
The Grey Dogs
Tidal flow at the Corryvreckan whirlpool
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Ordnance Survey mapping
- ^ "National Scenic Areas". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 56°14′N 5°47′W / 56.233°N 5.783°W
- Uninhabited islands of Argyll and Bute
- National scenic areas of Scotland
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Islay and Jura
- Protected areas of Argyll and Bute
- Archipelagoes of Scotland
- Scottish Site of Special Scientific Interest stubs
- Argyll and Bute geography stubs