Insh Island


Insh Island or simply Insh is an uninhabited island west of the island of Seil in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland.
One of the Slate Islands, Insh Island lies a mile northeast of Ellenabeich in Seil. It is separated from it by the Sound of Insh. The island rises to and is in area. The private owner, David Brearley lived in a cave at the north end between 1973 and 2003. It was "Eilean nan Caorach" on the 1875 OS maps, which was though to have been an error, with its correct name being "Inis-Capul". It is now on OS maps as "Insh Island". Insh was previously known as Sheep Island.
The name is tautologous. The Gaelic An Innis means simply "The Island" and the derived English language name thus means "The Island Island."
The long wooden sailing ship Norval ran aground in fog near the southern tip of Insh on 20 September 1870. The wreckage was still visible in 1995.
The Northern sea fan is found in the waters off Insh Island.
The island is "reputed to be owned by a Londoner who ocasionaly occupies the cave" found in the northwest overlooking Seil.

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