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Eileach-an-Naoimh, Garvellachs

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Eileach-an-Naoimh, Garvellachs is a monastic site in Argyll and Bute. It is the only monastic site the Albion Guide lists in the county. It is looked after by Historic Environment Scotland. The surrounding countryside is part of Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs National Scenic Area.

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More places to visit near Eileach-an-Naoimh, Garvellachs

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Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

National Scenic Area near Easdale

A scatter of wild, empty islands off Argyll, with a fierce tidal gulf at one end and an ancient monastery at the other, reached only by boat

Photo: Corryvreckan Whirlpool, a viewpoint in Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Iconic

Corryvreckan Whirlpool

Viewpoint

Third-largest whirlpool in the world, roaring in the tidal gulf between Jura and Scarba.

8.9 km SE · Argyll and Bute

Photo of the Isle of Luing, an island in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Isle of Luing

Island near Easdale

Quiet slate island for cycling, with the quarry villages of Cullipool and Toberonochy and views across to Scarba and the Garvellachs

8.9 km E

Photo of the Isle of Jura, an island in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Isle of Jura

Island

Thinly peopled island of the three Paps and thousands of red deer, with Craighouse's distillery and Orwell's Barnhill in the far north

9.8 km SE · Argyll and Bute

Photo of the Isle of Mull, an island in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Iconic

Isle of Mull

Island near Salen

Tobermory's coloured harbour front, Duart Castle, Ben More, and white-tailed and golden eagles along the sea lochs

10.1 km N

Photo of the Isle of Seil, an island in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Isle of Seil

Island near Clachan Seil

Reached by the 1792 'Bridge over the Atlantic', with the white slate village of Ellenabeich and ferries on to Easdale and Luing

12.2 km NE