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    Eilean-a-beithich or Eilean nam Beitheach ("island of the birches") was once one of the Slate Islands, located in Easdale Sound between Easdale and Seil...
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    Slate Islands, Scotland (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
    None Eilean-a-beithich ("island of the birches") located in Easdale Sound was once one of the Slate Islands. However, it was quarried for slate to a depth...
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    and at Eilean-a-beithich "a large rocky buttress which supported a sea wall gave way under the excessive pressure of water". Eilean-a-beithich was never...
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    still pools which provide a safe haven for a wide variety of flora and bird life. Nearby the former island Eilean-a-beithich once stood in the Easdale...
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    An Garbh-Eilean, Eilean à Bhata, Eilean à Chait, Eilean an Duine, Eilean Dubh, Eilean Dubh Dhurinis, Eilean Lagach, Eilean na Bà Beag, Eilean na Bà Mòr...
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    dry land by a permanent causeway. Bunglan was once a separate island, but is now connected to Samphrey by two tombolos. Eilean-a-beithich was once one...
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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)...
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    Sween at NR727824 are thus a possibility for Madie, "the Wolfiis iyle." Eilean-a-beithich was quarried for its slate to a depth of 76 metres (249 ft)...
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