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Inch Kenneth
Inch Kenneth ( gd, Innis Choinnich) is a small grassy island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull, in Scotland. It is at the entrance of Loch na Keal, to the south of Ulva. It is part of the Loch na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland. It is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, in Argyll and Bute. History The island is named after St Kenneth, a follower of Saint Columba, who is said to have founded a monastery on the island. Ownership and visitors The island was visited in 1773 by Samuel Johnson and James Boswell during their tour of the Hebrides; they were entertained there by Sir Allan MacLean, head of the Maclean clan. Both Johnson and Boswell published accounts of their visit. In the early 1930s the island was owned by Sir Harold Boulton, 2nd Baronet, the writer of the words to the ''Skye Boat Song''. He enlarged an earlier house to make the existing mansion. The island's most celebrated owner in the twentieth century was the eccentric Mitfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides (; Scottish Gaelic: ''Na h-Eileanan a-staigh'', "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which experience a mild oceanic climate. The Inner Hebrides comprise 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands with an area greater than . Skye, Mull, and Islay are the three largest, and also have the highest populations. The main commercial activities are tourism, crofting, fishing and whisky distilling. In modern times the Inner Hebrides have formed part of two separate local government jurisdictions, one to the north and the other to the south. Together, the islands have an area of about , and had a population of 18,948 in 2011. The population density is therefore about . There are various important prehistoric structures, many of which pre-date the first written references to the islands by Roman and Greek authors. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
