Treshnish Isles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Treshnish Islands)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Treshnish Isles are an archipelago of small islands and skerries, lying west of the Isle of Mull, in Scotland. They are part of the Inner Hebrides. Trips to the Treshnish Isles operate from Ulva Ferry, Tobermory, Ardnamurchan and Tiree.

Geography

The archipelago extends over a distance of roughly Script error: No such module "convert"., from the island of Script error: No such module "Lang". in the south (towards Script error: No such module "Lang".) to the north-east. The largest island in the group, Lunga, is Script error: No such module "convert". west of Gometra, Script error: No such module "convert". south-west of Script error: No such module "Lang". (on the Isle of Mull), Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Coll, and Script error: No such module "convert". north-west of Staffa.[1]

Other relatively large islands in the group are Script error: No such module "Lang"., Fladda and Script error: No such module "Lang".. There are numerous small skerries, particularly north of Lunga. All the islands are of volcanic origin.[2]

Island Gaelic name[3] Area (ha)[3] Highest point (m)[4]
Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Template:Nts Template:Nts
Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Template:Nts Template:Nts
Lunga Script error: No such module "Lang". Template:Nts Template:Nts
Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Template:Nts Template:Nts
Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Template:Nts Template:Nts
Fladda Script error: No such module "Lang". Template:Nts Template:Nts
Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Template:Nts Template:Nts
Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Template:Nts Template:Nts

History

There are several possible duns on the islands of Iron Age origin. Little is known of the early history, although these prominent landmarks would have been significant waypoints for the Norse settlers during their conquest in the early years of the Kingdom of the Isles,[3] which lasted from the 9th to the 13th centuries. There are remains on Lunga of a village of blackhouses abandoned in 1857.[5]

Cairn na Burgh Mòr has the remains of a fort, on the site of an earlier Norse building, thought to have belonged to the chief of Clan MacDougall. Until 1354, it marked the division between the "Nordreys", the northern isles, and the "Sudreys", or southern isles. The smaller island of Cairn na Burgh Beag has the ruins of a fort occupied by the MacLeans of Duart during the Jacobite rising of 1715.[6]

The Isles were purchased in 1938 by explorer and naturalist Col. Niall Rankin and they were sold to the Hebridean Trust in 2000.[7] The Trust are guardians of the islands to protect them and the wildlife and to monitor and study the ecology and archaeology.[8] In June 2023, the islands were placed under the protection of the National Trust for Scotland,[9] allowing the Hebridean Trust to concentrate on community projects on Tiree.

Due to the beauty and remoteness of the Isles and the abundance of wildlife, particularly the puffins, they are very popular with tourists who visit by boat, generally to Lunga, for day-trips during the summer.

Etymology

Script error: No such module "Lang". is a Gaelic name of unknown meaning that includes the Old Norse root Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning 'headland'.[10]

Script error: No such module "Lang". is also known as "The Dutchman's Cap" in English due to its shape. Script error: No such module "Lang". is from the Gaelic Script error: No such module "Lang"., with Script error: No such module "Lang". meaning 'bank' or 'dune' and Script error: No such module "Lang". simply being a diminutive in contrast to Script error: No such module "Lang".. Script error: No such module "Lang". is also known as Script error: No such module "Lang". in Gaelic, which means 'dune of the Ross' and is a reference to the shape of the island when framed against the Ross of Mull. Lunga is probably from the Old Norse Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning 'longship island'.[3][11] Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang". are Gaelic names meaning 'Irishman's skerry' and 'castle skerry' respectively. Script error: No such module "Lang". means 'cairn of the large fort' and Script error: No such module "Lang". is thus 'cairn of the small fort'.[3]

The name Fladda originates from the Old Norse for 'flat island'.[12]

Natural history and conservation

The Treshnish Isles are part of the Loch na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[13] They are also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area[14] due to their importance for breeding seabirds and a marine Special Area of Conservation.[15] They are also known for their Atlantic grey seals and ruined castles.[16]

File:Treshnish Isles from above Port Haunn.jpg File:Treshnisheast.JPG
The Treshnish Isles from above Port Haunn on Mull. Nearest are Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang".. Behind are the low flat island of Fladda and the tallest island, Lunga, which obscures Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang". beyond. The Treshnish Isles from the east as seen from Script error: No such module "Lang".. From left to right: (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Script error: No such module "Lang"., Lunga, Fladda, Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang"..

See also

Script error: No such module "Portal".

Notes

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (1:50 000) "Iona & West Mull". Sheet 48
  2. ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 106
  3. ↑ a b c d e Treshnish Isles Management Plan p. 5
  4. ↑ Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25 000) "Isle of Mull North & Tobermory". Sheet 374.
  5. ↑ The Scottish Islands - Haswell-Smith (2008) p.108
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ The Scottish Islands - Haswell-Smith (2008) p.106
  8. ↑ Hebridean Trust website
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Mac an Tailleir (2003) p. 114
  11. ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 105
  12. ↑ Mac an Tailleir (2003) p. 50
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

References

External links

Template:Sister project

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Mull Template:Argyll Islands Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Islands of Scotland Template:Authority control

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Treshnish_Isles&oldid=774880"