The Oa
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The Oa (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".)[1] (Template:Langx) is a rocky peninsula in the southwest of the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland. It is an RSPB nature reserve.
Area
The area is roughly circular, with a radius of about 4 km, and connects with the rest of the island at a neck about 4 km across, which runs between Kintra and Port Ellen. Its high point is Beinn Mhòr (Script error: No such module "convert".) near the cliff top on the south coast. The Oa had a population of 800 in 1830, but became deserted due to the Highland Clearances.[2]
The American Monument was erected on the south coast by the American Red Cross to commemorate the loss of two ships in 1918 – the liner Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and the armed merchant cruiser Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..[2] It lies at the end of the only road in the Oa.
The area around the memorial is an RSPB nature reserve,[3] where chough, golden eagles, corn crakes, and sea birds can be seen. Script error: No such module "convert". have been designated as a Special Protection Area for the protection of the chough.[2]
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References
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External links
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