Ellenabeich

Ellenabeich
Scottish Gaelic: Eilean nam Beitheach
From Ellenabeich village looking over Easdale Sound to Scarba island in the distance.
Ellenabeich Ellenabeich shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NM7417
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OBAN
Postcode district	PA34
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 56°17′38″N 5°38′56″W / 56.294°N 5.649°W / 56.294; -5.649

Ellenabeich (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean nam Beitheach, meaning "island of the birchwoods."^[1]) is a small village on the isle of Seil (Scottish Gaelic: Saoil) - an island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Oban, in Scotland. It is a former slate-mining village and is where parts of Ring of Bright Water were filmed.^[2] Seil is one of the Slate Islands.

The village gets its name from the former slate island within proximity of the village, called Eilean nam Beitheach. The island was mined out of existence and its name is now the current Scottish Gaelic name of the village.

The village is sometimes called "Easdale" because of its proximity to the island of that name. In the village can be found:

The Ellenabeich Heritage Centre which was opened in 2000 and is run by the Scottish Slate Islands Heritage Trust. The centre has been created in a former slate quarry-worker's cottage and has 19th century life displays, matters relating to the local dominate industry of slate quarrying as well information relating to the local flora, fauna and the area's geology.
Highland Arts - which exhibits the works of the late C J Taylor, a poet, artist, and composer.

The local slate contains pyrites or "fool's gold". The former slate works' manager's house was a hotel for a number of years, trading as the Easdale Inn; this has now been converted back into a private residence.

A small ferry runs from Ellenabeich to Easdale.

References

↑ "The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands" - Rob Humphreys, Donald Reid. Pub. Rough Guides Ltd; 3rd Revised edition (29 April 2004)
↑ Scotland The Movie

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ellenabeich.

Slate Islands, Inner Hebrides

Belnahua/Beul na h-Uamha Easdale/Eilean Eisdeal Luing/Eilean Luinn Lunga Seil/Saoil Shuna/Siuna Torsa

Inhabited islands of the Hebrides

Inner Hebrides	Canna Coll Colonsay Danna Eigg Eilean dà Mhèinn Eilean Shona Eilean Tioram Erraid Gigha Gometra Iona Islay Isle of Ewe Jura Kerrera Lismore Muck Mull Oronsay Raasay Sanday Scalpay Rona Rùm Skye Slate Islands Soay Summer Isles Tiree Ulva

Outer Hebrides	Baleshare Barra Benbecula Berneray Eriskay Flodaigh Fraoch-eilean Great Bernera Grimsay (North) Grimsay (South) Lewis and Harris North Uist Scalpay South Uist Vatersay

Islands of Scotland

Geography

Northern Isles	Shetland list Orkney list

Hebrides	Outer Hebrides list Inner Hebrides list St Kilda

Other	Islands of the Clyde Islands of the Forth Freshwater Islands Outlying Islands

Prehistory

Prehistoric Orkney	Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness

Prehistoric Shetland	Crucible of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness

Prehistoric Western Isles	Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha an Dùnain Dun Nosebridge

History

Dál Riata	Columba

Kingdom of the Isles	Scandinavian Scotland Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles Bishop of the Isles

Lordship of the Isles	Treaty of Perth Treaty of Ardtornish-Westminster Finlaggan

Earldom of Orkney	Buckquoy spindle-whorl Udal law

18th and 19th Century	Clearances Jacobite risings Flora MacDonald

Literature	Orkneyinga Saga Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Monro) A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Martin) A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (Johnson) The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Boswell)

Etymology

General	Scottish island names Northern Isles Hebrides Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba

Specific	Arran Gigha Skye St Kilda

Economy

Towns	Kirkwall Lerwick Rothesay Stornoway Stromness

Agencies	Community Energy Scotland Crofters Commission DTA Scotland Highlands and Islands Enterprise Scottish Islands Federation

Oil industry	Flotta Sullom Voe

Culture

Shetland	Aly Bain Thomas Fraser Peerie Willie Johnson Shetland Amenity Trust Up Helly Aa Vagaland

Orkney	George Mackay Brown Peter Maxwell Davies F. Marian McNeill Kirkwall Ba game Orkney Heritage Society St Magnus Festival

Outer Hebrides	Compton Mackenzie Fèis Bharraigh Free Church of Scotland Iain Crichton Smith

Inner Hebrides	Islay whisky Runrig Sorley MacLean West Highland Free Press

Politics

Local authorities	Shetland Islands Council Orkney Islands Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Highland Council Argyll and Bute North Ayrshire

Serving MSPs	Tavish Scott Liam McArthur Alasdair Allan Dave Thompson Mike Russell Kenny Gibson

Serving MPs	Alistair Carmichael Angus MacNeil Brendan O'Hara Patricia Gibson

Other	Charles Kennedy Jack McConnell George Robertson Jim Wallace

Wildlife

Fauna	Fair Isle wren Orkney vole Shetland wren St Kilda field mouse St Kilda wren

Flora	Arran whitebeams Scottish Primrose Shetland Mouse-ear

Domesticated animals	Cairn Terrier Eriskay Pony Hebridean Blackface Luing cattle North Ronaldsay sheep Scottie Sheltie Shetland cattle Shetland Goose Shetland pony Shetland sheep Soay sheep Westie

Geology

Shetland	Geopark Shetland

Geology of Orkney	Eday Group Orcadian Basin Yesnaby Sandstone Group

Hebrides	Colonsay Group Great Estuarine Group Hebridean Terrane Lewisian complex Lorne plateau lavas Moine Supergroup Moine Thrust Belt Rhinns complex Skye Staffa Torridonian

Islands of the Clyde	Highland Boundary Fault

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

Ellenabeich

See also

References