The highest point on the island is the summit of Meall Chaise at 146 m (479 ft) above sea level. Seil forms part of Nether Lorn, a region of Argyll between Loch Awe and Loch Melfort that includes the offshore islands located in the modern council area of Argyll and Bute. Eilean Dubh Mòr is to the south-west with the Garvellachs beyond, with Insh to the north west. Smaller islands surrounidng Seil are its companion Slate Islands of Easdale, Torsa, Belnahua and Shuna. The island of Luing lies across the Cuan Sound to the south and beyond are Lunga and Scarba. To the west lies the sea-lane of the Firth of Lorn. Seil is separated from mainland Scotland by the Clachan Sound, which is only about 21.3 metres (70 ft) at its narrowest point. However, Mac an Tàilleir notes that Kilninver or Cill an Inbhir "appears to mean 'church by the river mouth', and an older form of Cill Fhionnbhair, 'Finbar's church' appears".įrom Ellenabeich village looking over Easdale Sound to Scarba island in the distance. This, he proposes, could have been a Norse interpretation of Hinba/Inbhir. Rae, equating "Hinba" with the Gaelic Inbhir, notes that the adjacent mainland parish of Kilninver means "church of Inbhir" and suggests that the derivation of "Seil" maybe of Scandinavian origin with similarities to the East Frisian place name Zijl or Syl meaning a "seep or passage of water". The Muirbolcmar (great sea bag) referred to in texts about Hinba could refer to the Seil Sound and narrows at Clachan Bridge where the "bag" captures the rapidly flowing water that floods under the bridge. Reasons include the island's association with St Brendan, its location on an inshore trade route from Antrim to the north and its suitability for a substantial settlement. It has also been argued that Seil could be the location of Hinba, an island associated with St Columba. Seil is probably a pre-Gaelic name, although a case has been made for a Norse derivation. Kilbrandon Church has fine examples of stained glass windows and an association with St Brendan. The "dangerous seas" of the Firth of Lorn have claimed many lives and there are several shipwrecks in the vicinity of Seil. Today, the economy is largely dependent on agriculture and tourism. The excavations from the island's quarries were exported all over the world during the course of the next two centuries. It became part of the estates of the Breadalbane family and in the early 18th century they began to exploit the rich potential of the Neoproterozoic slate beds. Part of the kingdom of Dalriada in the 7th century, by the sixteenth century Seil seems to have been primarily agricultural in nature. The origins of the island's name are unclear and probably pre-Gaelic. Seil has been linked to the mainland by bridge since the late 18th century. Seil ( Scottish Gaelic: Saoil) is one of the Slate Islands, located on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles (11 kilometres) southwest of Oban, in Scotland. Bruntsfield Short Hole GC Summer Course - Course n.Cottages at Ellenabeich under the cliffs of Dùn Mòrĥ6☁8′N 5☃7′W / 56.30°N 5.62°W / 56.30 -5.62.My play was not so great but at least the 26 degree heat and the scenery made up for it. The 5th fairway offers up this intriguing view of what turned out to be the 8th hole. The 7 was far too much club so another bogey. The 3rd green lies to the right and a few yards beyond the 9th, so another bogey after that navigational error - no stroke saver books on sale here! The 4th is a 128 Yard Par 3 and as at Lochgilphead earlier, I was regretting not to have an 8 iron in my bag. Fortunately, this was too much club as I'd been going for the 9th by mistake. Having found the middle of the fairway, I opted for a 9 iron to the green. You play from an elevated tee to a narrow fairway, avoiding watery trouble on the right and for me at least, the elderly couple playing the 1st. The 368 Yard Par 4 3rd is quite deceptive. Go left of it and you might as well reload. Logic might suggest otherwise, but just trust the marker pole. the 2nd is a tough slightly uphill and totally blind 149 Yard Par 3. The rough is mostly quite benign, except for the tough stuff I found to the left of the fairway, so an opening bogey, was disappointing.
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