| Meaning of name | uncertainJorulof-øy - Jorulf's island or fromàrsaidh - ancient |
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 Eorsa from the north/northwest with Mull in the foreground and background | |
| Location | |
  Eorsa Eorsa shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM481378 |
| Coordinates | 56°28′N6°05′W / 56.47°N 6.08°W /56.47; -6.08 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Mull |
| Area | 122 ha (1⁄2 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 136= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3][4] |
Eorsa is an uninhabited island in theInner Hebrides ofScotland.
Eorsa lies inLoch na Keal on the west coast of theIsle of Mull, to the east ofUlva. It is part of the Loch Na KealNational Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[5]
Many of the nearby islands, includingInch Kenneth, have early ecclesiastical connections. Eorsa may have done too. It once belonged to the Abbey ofIona, and became the property of theDuke of Argyll.[6]
During World War I, the island was used as a British naval anchorage.[7]
The island is the fictional setting ofNigel Tranter's 1952 novelBridal Path, which was made into the film of the same name in 1959. As the comic novel takes the perils of island inbreeding as its theme, it is assumed that Tranter deliberately chose an unpopulated island to avoid giving offence.
Eorsa is separated from Mull by nearly a mile of water at the closest point so there are very few land animals. Locals on Mull joke that the island is "heaving with adders" although this may not be entirely true. Red deer are good swimmers and could easily make the crossing if they wanted. It is simply a question of whether there is anything the deer want there which can't be found on the mainland.
56°28′N6°5.3′W / 56.467°N 6.0883°W /56.467; -6.0883
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