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Easdale, island and vil. with pier, Argyllshire, off W. coast of Seil island, 11 miles SW. of Oban, pop. 460; P.O., T.O.; has large slate quarries, which have been worked since 1631. Easdale Sound, between Easdale vil. and Ellenabriech vil., on Seil island, is 400 ft. wide; it forms a natural harbour.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "island and village with pier" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
Administrative units: | Argyll ScoCnty |
Place: | Easdale |
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