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Glass Island (or Ellean glas), E. point of Scalpay island, at mouth of E. Loch Tarbert, Harris, Outer Hebrides; has a lighthouse 100 ft. high, with fixed light (Scalpay) 130 ft. above high water and seen 17 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "E. point of island" (ADL Feature Type: "capes") |
Place names: | ELLEAN GLAS | GLASS ISLAND | GLASS ISLAND OR ELLEAN GLAS |