Ellenabeich (
Scottish Gaelic
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: ''Eilean nam Beitheach'', meaning "island of the birchwoods."
) is a small village on the isle of
Seil
Seil (; , ) is one of the Slate Islands, Scotland, Slate Islands, located on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, southwest of Oban, in Scotland. Seil has been linked to the mainland by bridge since the late 18th century.
The origins of the isl ...
(Scottish Gaelic: ''Saoil'') – an island on the east side of the
Firth of Lorn
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, southwest of
Oban
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, in Scotland. It is a former slate-mining village and is where parts of ''
Ring of Bright Water'' were filmed.
Scotland The Movie
/ref> 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 exhibited the works of the late C. John Taylor, a poet, artist, and composer; it closed in November 2017.
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.
See also
*Balvicar
Balvicar () is a village on the island of Seil, a small island southwest of Oban, Scotland. It is one of three villages on the island along with Ellenabeich and Clachan-Seil. It was a former slate-mining village beginning in the 16th century, ...
References
Villages on Seil
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