Easdale

Easdale (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Eisdeal) is one of the Slate Islands, west of Argyll in Scotland. Originally home to large slate quarries, the small island now has a population of around sixty people and is home to a folk museum. It is the smallest permanently inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides.

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A ferry sails from Easdale to Ellenabeich on the nearby island of Seil, which is separated from Easdale by only a narrow channel. Confusingly, Ellenabeich is sometimes known as Easdale as a result of its traditional connections with the island.

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As of 2005, there are plans by the local authority, Argyll and Bute Council, to build a bridge between the island and Seil, thereby linking the island to the mainland by road.http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=640657. This is in spite of there being no roads on the island.

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An event known as the World Stone Skimming Championship has been taking place annually on Easdale since 1983.

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Slate Islands: This article refers to the Scottish Slate Islands. There is also a group of islands known as the Slate Islands in Lake Superior....

Argyll: Argyll (Earra-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as coastland of the Gael), sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland....

Scotland: :For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). See also British Isles (terminology)....

Easdale related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Puffer Eilean Easdale