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OS grid reference
  
NM7417

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
PA34

Local time
  
Thursday 9:09 AM

Lieutenancy area
  
Argyll and Bute

UK parliament constituency
  
Argyll and Bute

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
OBAN

Police
  
Scottish

Council area
  
Argyll and Bute

Scottish parliament
  
Argyll and Bute

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Weather
  
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Ellenabeich (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean nam Beitheach, meaning "island of the birchwoods.") is a small village on the isle of Seil (Scottish Gaelic: Saoil) - an island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Oban, in Scotland. It is a former slate-mining village and is where parts of Ring of Bright Water were filmed. Seil is one of the Slate Islands.

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Map of Ellenabeich, Oban, UK

The village gets its name from the former slate island within proximity of the village, called Eilean nam Beitheach. The island was mined out of existence and its name is now the current Scottish Gaelic name of the village.

The village is sometimes called "Easdale" because of its proximity to the island of that name. In the village can be found:

  • The Ellenabeich Heritage Centre which was opened in 2000 and is run by the Scottish Slate Islands Heritage Trust. The centre has been created in a former slate quarry-worker's cottage and has 19th century life displays, matters relating to the local dominate industry of slate quarrying as well information relating to the local flora, fauna and the area's geology.
  • Highland Arts - which exhibits the works of the late C J Taylor, a poet, artist, and composer.

    • The local slate contains pyrites or "fool's gold". The former slate works' manager's house was a hotel for a number of years, trading as the Easdale Inn; this has now been converted back into a private residence.

    A small ferry runs from Ellenabeich to Easdale.

    References

    Ellenabeich Wikipedia
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