Gometra
Sign in to saveGometra () is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, lying west of Mull. It lies immediately west of Ulva, to which it is linked by a bridge, and at low tide also by a beach. It is approximately in size. The name is also applied to the island summit, which is a Marilyn. The island has been owned since 1991 by Roc Sandford, a wealthy environmental campaigner who lives mostly in London and part of the year on Gometra.
Key facts
- Scottish island.area rank
- 75
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Isle of Mull
- Scottish island.caption
- Gometra shown next to Mull
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NM361414
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Gòmastra
- Scottish island.norse name
- Goðrmaðrey
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Possibly Good-man's island
- Scottish island.Population
- 7
- Scottish island.population rank
- 72=
- Scottish island.island group
- Mull
- Scottish island.local authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Scottish island.Image
- View Towards Gometra House - geograph.org.uk - 3458062.jpg
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- Gometra House
- Mountain.name
- Gometra
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 155
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 155
- Mountain.listing
- Marilyn
- Mountain.location
- Off the coast of Mull, Scotland
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- Etymology
- Geology
- Geography
- History
- Current ownership
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- See also
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Gometra () is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, lying west of Mull. It lies immediately west of Ulva, to which it is linked by a bridge, and at low tide also by a beach. It is approximately in size. The name is also applied to the island summit, which is a Marilyn. The island has been owned since 1991 by Roc Sandford, a wealthy environmental campaigner who lives mostly in London and part of the year on Gometra.
==Etymology== According to Gillies (1906), Gometra is from the Norse gottr + madr + ey and means "The good-man's island" or "God-man's island". Mac an Tàilleir (2003) offers "Godmund's island". The Norse Goðrmaðray may also mean "warrior priest's island". The Gaelic Gu mòr traigh meaning "only at low tide" has been proposed as the meaning of the name, but may be an example of folk etymology. Mediaeval charters render the name "Gomedrach".