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EasdaleThis island off the west coast of Argyll is famous for its slate, which was used at Glasgow Cathedral and Castle Stalker and also exported to Nova Scotia; the Marble and Slate Company of Netherlorn was formed in 1745.
Additional quarries were at Tobernochy and Cullipool on Luing and Balvicar on Seil. |
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Eilean-a-beithich, the island of birches, which
stood in the Easdale Sound, the stretch of water between Easdale and Seil Islands, was quarried to a
depth of 250 ft below sea level with only a shell left. Eventually this flooded
and now there are no obvious signs of the little island. Another nearby island, Belnahua, was also almost quarried to nothing.
