Garvellachs

Also known as Garbh Eileaich, Isles of the Sea

The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Na Garbh Eileacha) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Chonnuill and Eileach an Naoimh. Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie in Firth of Lorne west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited since the 19th century.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: The Garvellachs
Settlement.image_map: Garvellachs off Oban, Argyllshire.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: The Garvellachs in relation to mainland Argyll, Scotland
Settlement.other_name: Isles of the Sea
Settlement.native_name: Na Garbh Eileacha
Settlement.native_name_lang: gd
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Scotland
Settlement.image_skyline: Beehive cell, Eileach nan Naoimh, Garvellachs - geograph.org.uk - 243191.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: A rocky island with a small circular structure on it. In the middle distance there lies a yacht in blue water with another rocky isle beyond and a high shoreline in the distance.
Settlement.image_caption: A beehive hut on Eileach an Naoimh with Scarba in the distance
Settlement.settlement_type: Archipelago
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_ha: 230
Settlement.timezone: GMT

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Overview
Etymology
Geology
History
Natural history
Gallery
See also
References
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The islands are known for their early Christian connections to Brendan the Navigator and Columba and for their bedrock containing rare formations in relation to the global Sturtian glaciation.

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