Eriska
| Eriska | ||
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| Waters | Loch Linnhe , Loch Creran | |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 31 '54 " N , 5 ° 24' 47" W | |
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| length | 1.8 km | |
| width | 900 m | |
| Highest elevation | 47 m | |
Eriska is an island in the Scottish council area Argyll and Bute . It is located at the confluence of the Loch Creran tributary in the Loch Linnhe . In a broader definition, it is sometimes included in the Inner Hebrides . It is not to be confused with the island of Eriskay , which is part of the Outer Hebrides .
geography
The island marks the entrance to Loch Creran. It has a length of about 1.8 km with a maximum width of about 900 m. The highest point measures 47 m. In the south, at high tide, an approximately 100 m wide waterway separates it from the Scottish mainland at Benderloch . At low tide , however, it falls dry, so that Eriska is a tidal island . The Lynn of Lorne separates Eriska from Lismore Island to the west . To the east, in Loch Creran, lies the little Sgeir Caillich .
colonization
The historical settlement of Eriska can be traced back a long time. The Eriska Crannóg, for example, testifies to this . In the 2011 census, the population of Eriska is not explicitly shown in the table of islands, although their size justifies a listing. It may have been ignored as a tidal island or because of the road bridge. On the island there is the mansion Eriska House that the Clan Stewart was built there in the 1880s. Today it houses a hotel, which is why at least a temporary settlement can be assumed.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Eriska in: FH Groome (Ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
- ↑ 2011 census data
- ↑ Information about Eriska
- ^ Website of the Eriska Hotel