Eileach to Naoimh
| Eileach to Naoimh | ||
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| Waters | Firth of Lorne | |
| Archipelago | Garvellachs | |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 13 ′ N , 5 ° 48 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Eileach an Naoimh is a narrow, elongated, now uninhabited small island on the west coast of Scotland . The name means ( German "rock of the saint" ). It is the southernmost of the five Garvellachs (also called "Isles of the Sea"), which are located in the Firth of Lorne , south of the Isle of Mull and administratively belong to the Unitary Authority Argyll and Bute . The archipelago belongs to the Inner Hebrides . The Garvellachs can be reached by boat from Tobernorochy on the island of Luing .
A monastery or a hermitage was founded here in early Christian times . A well-preserved double beehive hut dates from this period . "Eithne's grave" consists of an enclosure that is considered to be the grave of St. Columba's mother. One of the plates is a cross slab . The church supply of the island during the Middle Ages is documented by a cemetery with three stone crosses and two small chapels. The oldest is rectangular and dates from the 11th or 12th century. "The Harp" (or An Clarsach) is a natural rock arch in the northern part of the island on the steep west side. In the south of the island there is a beacon installed in 1904 and automated in 2003.
See also
literature
- Anna and Graham Ritchie: Scotland - An Oxford Archaeological Guide. P. 113 Oxford University Press 1998 ISBN 0-192-88002-0
