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A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Slate Islands, a group of islands off the mainland of Lorn district, Argyllshire. It commences 7½ miles SSW of Oban, and terminates 4½ miles N by W of Craignish Point; measures about 10 miles in length from N to S, and about 3½ miles in breadth; is separated from the mainland, and intersected in its several parts, by narrow straits; takes its name from consisting largely of fissile clay slate, well adapted for roofing purposes; and exhibits, throughout shores and surfaces, such mixtures of rock and wood, of height and hollow, as form an assemblage of charming close views. Its chief islands are Luing, Shuna, Torsay, Seil, Easdale, and Balnahuaigh, all of which are separately described.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a group of islands" (ADL Feature Type: "archipelagos") |
| Administrative units: | Argyll ScoCnty |
| Place: | Slate Islands |
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