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Coll (other)
Coll is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. __NOTOC__ Coll may also refer to: People * Antonio Coll (born 1959), Spanish racing cyclist * Catherine Coll (1856-1932), mother of Irish President Éamon de Valera * Edna Coll (1906-2002), Puerto Rican educator and author * Francisco Coll Guitart (1856-1875), Spanish saint * Francisco Coll (born 1985), Spanish composer * Ivonne Coll (born 1947), Puerto Rican actress * Jorge Coll, Spanish art dealer * Joseph Clement Coll (1881-1921), American illustrator * Lluís Coll (1937-2008), Spanish footballer * Marcos Coll (1935–2017), Colombian footballer * Max Coll (1932-2014), American politician * Mickey Coll (1951-1972), Puerto Rican basketball player * Owen Coll (born 1976), Irish footballer * Paul Coll (born 1992), New Zealand squash player * Ryan Coll (born 2001), American football player * Steve Coll (born 1958), American journalist and academic * Tony Coll, New Zealand rugby player and coach Places * Coll, Lew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coll
Coll (; )Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 31 is an island located west of the Isle of Mull and northeast of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Coll is known for its sandy beaches, which rise to form large sand dunes, for its corncrakes, and for Breachacha Castle, Breacachadh Castle. It is in the council area of Argyll and Bute. Arinagour is the main settlement on Coll. There is a ferry terminal on the island which connects it with the mainland of Scotland. Coll also has a small airport. The island is rural in nature and has been awarded Dark Sky status. Geology Coll is formed largely from gneiss forming the Lewisian complex, a suite of metamorphic rocks of Archean, Archaean to early Proterozoic age. The eastern part of the island is traversed by numerous normal faults most of which run broadly northwest–southeast. Dolerite and camptonite dike (geology), dykes of Permian, Permo-Carboniferous or Tertiary period, Tertiary age are also seen in the east of the island. Quaternar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
