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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| COLL [island] | Coll (Island) | Revd [Reverend] John G. Campbell. Tiree Imperial Gazetteer Mr McLean Farmer Scarnest Tiree |
Various | Coll, a Hebridean island, forming part of the parish of Coll, in Argyllshire. It lies Seaward of Mull, and extends north eastward in a line between Tiree and Muck. Its distance from Tiree is two miles, from Mull 7, and from Ardnanmurchan Point 9 miles. Its length is about 14 miles, and its average breadth about 2 1/2 miles. Two-thirds of it are hills, rocks, Shifting-sands, lakes and morasses; the other third is pasture, meadow, or corn land. Its surface is diversified with eminnences and covered with a very thin Stratum of earth, which in many places is wanting, so that a grey, stony Surface, without herbage of any kind, presents itself to the eye; but in other quarters the Sandy soil is covered during Spring and Summer with an enamelled carpet of brilliant and odorous plants None of the hills have a greater elevation than about 300 feet above Sea level. The lakes are numerous and Shallow. The Coast in general is rocky and bold. A bog Called Loch Breacacha runs about a mile into the South Side of the island, and affords a tolerable anchorage in Summer. At the head of this stands the mansion of the principal landowner, and in its mouth lies the Small verdant islet of Soy. The old castle of Breacacha, formerly the residence of the chiefs of the Macleans, was probably built before their time by some of the Lords of the Isles. There are on the island vestiges of eight Danish forts and three ancient religious houses. There are also two ancient standing-stones about six feet high The island has a post office Station of its own name, Subordinate to Tobermory It has also a Village Called Arinangour. |
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[Page] 2Parishes of Tiree and Coll -- Argyllshire
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