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Seil
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| Seil | |
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| Location | |
  Seil
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| Seil shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NM742172 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Saoil
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| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 1329 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 42 |
| Highest elevation: | Meall Chaise 146 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 560 |
| Population rank (inhabited Scottish islands): | 21 out of 97 |
| Main settlement: | Ellenabeich |
| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Slate Islands |
| Local Authority: | Argyll and Bute |
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| References: | [1][2][3][4] |
One of the Slate Islands, Seil (Scottish Gaelic: Saoil) is small island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Oban, in Scotland.
Seil has been linked to the Scottish mainland since 1792 when the Clachan Bridge was built by engineer Robert Mylne. Also known as the Bridge Over the Atlantic, the bridge is still used today and in early summer is covered in fairy foxgloves (Erinus alpinus).
The main settlement on Seil is former slate-mining village Ellenabeich, where parts of Ring of Bright Water were filmed. The Ellenabeich Heritage Centre which opened in 2000, is run by the Scottish Slate Islands Trust. Located in a former slate quarry-worker's cottage, the centre has displays on life in the 19th Century, slate quarrying and the local flora, fauna and geology.[5] Another village is Balvicar. Ferries sail from Ellenabeich to Easdale, and from Cuan on the island to Luing.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. Placenames. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ Ellenabeich Heritage Centre. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
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