Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Colonsay, Little

Colonsay, Little, an island of Kilninian parish, Argyllshire, in the mouth of Loch-na-Keal, off -the W side of Mull, between Ulva island and Staffa, 3 miles W of Inchkenneth. It exhibits a columnar basaltic formation, similar to that of Staffa, but of less striking character, and its soil is less fertile than that of Ulva or Gometra.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Argyll ScoCnty

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