MacCormaig Isles
{{Short description|Archipelago in Argyll and Bute, Scotland}}
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The MacCormaig Isles are small islands south of the Island of Danna in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
The MacCormaig Islands lie in the entrance to Loch Sween within the powerful tides of the Sound of Jura. They form part of the Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig (sic) Isles SSSI.{{cite web| url=http://gateway.snh.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=53,910305,53_910314&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&PA_CODE=1581&NEW_WINDOW=false| title=SSSI Designation| accessdate=2007-08-25}} Islands include:
- Carraig an Daimh ({{gbmappingsmall|NR662789}})
- Corr Eilean ({{gbmappingsmall|NR677758}})
- Eilean Ghamhna ({{gbmappingsmall|NR680758}})
- Liath Eilean ({{gbmappingsmall|NR685784}})
- Eilean Mòr ({{gbmappingsmall|NR666753}})
- Sgeir Bun an Locha
- Sgeir Dhonncha
- Dubh Sgeir
Eilean Mòr is owned by Scottish National Party. The 12th century chapel on it is dedicated to St Cormac (d.640).{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst10443.html | title=Overview of Eilean Mor| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-08-25}}
The islands are a popular sea kayaking destination.
Gallery
Image:Eilean Mor Anchorage.jpg| Eilean Mòr anchorage
Image:Eilean Mor Chapel.jpg|Eilean Mòr chapel
Image:Eilean Mor.jpg|Eilean Mòr towards Jura
See also
{{Portal|Scottish islands}}
Footnotes
External links
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{{Argyll Islands}}
Category:Islands of Argyll and Bute
Category:Archipelagoes of Scotland
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