Eorsa
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Eorsa is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Eorsa is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Geography
in the background Eorsa lies in Loch na Keal on the west coast of the Isle of Mull, to the east of Ulva. It is part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.
History
Many of the nearby islands, including Inch Kenneth, have early ecclesiastical connections. Eorsa may have done too. It once belonged to the Abbey of Iona, and became the property of the Duke of Argyll. During World War I, the island was used as a British naval anchorage.
Cultural references
The island is the setting of Nigel Tranter's 1952 novel Bridal Path, which was made into the film of the same name in 1959. As the comic novel takes the perils of island inbreeding as its theme, Tranter may have chosen an unpopulated island to avoid giving offence.
Wildlife
Eorsa is separated from Mull by nearly a mile of water at the closest point so there are very few land animals.
References
Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368571734 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.