Our navigation bar is loading . . .

 


 

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries

Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997.  




 

JCSM's Top 1000 Christian Sites - Free Traffic Sharing Service!


Do you need volunteer, community service, work, military or court hours?

Click here and add this page to your favorites!

Return to the JCSM Study Center!

Encyclopedia Britannica



COLONSAY

This article appears in Volume V06, Page 716 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CLI-COM
COLONSAY , an
island
  of the Inner Hebrides,
Argyllshire
 ,
Scotland
 , to m. S. of the Ross of Mull. It is 71 M.
long
  by 3 M. broad. The highest point is Carnan Eoin (470 ft.). Towards the middle of the
island
  lies Loch Fada, nearly 2 M.
long
  but very narrow, and there are two other small lakes and a few streams. The
coast
 -line, with frequent beautiful sandy reaches, is much indented, the
chief
  bays being Kiloran, Kilchattan and Staosunaig. On the north-western
coast
  the cliffs are particularly fine. To the
south
 , separated by a strait that is fordable at low water, lies the isle of ORONSAY, 24 M. long by 21 M. wide. Both islands contain a number of ecclesiastical remains,
standing
  stones, and some beautiful sculptured crosses. They are named after Columba and Oran, who are said to have stopped here after they left Ireland. There is regular communication between Scalasaig and Glasgow and the
Clyde
  ports. The golf-course at Kilchattan lends a
touch
  of modernity to these remote islandsr Near Scalasaig a granite obelisk has been erected to the memory' of Sir Duncan M'Neill (1794-1874), a distinguished Scottiglit lawyer, who took the title of Lord Colonsay when he became' a lord of appeal. The soil of both islands is fertile, potatoes and barley being raised and cattle pastured. Population: Colonsay (1901), 301; Oronsay (1901), 12.


End of Article: COLONSAY


If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/CLI_COM/COLONSAY.html">
COLONSAY
</a>
(Previous)
COLONNADE 		(Next)
COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

 


 
 


JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA  92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email

JCSM is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. Copyright © 1997-2012.
 

 

Sponsored Advertisements

Online First Aid and CPR Certification  .  DHA Solutions  .  PB Happy Hour Specials  .  Improvising Made Easy For Guitar and Bass  .  The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained  .  Home Equity Loans  .  First Aid and CPR Online  .  San Diego Music Lessons  .  10,000 Wise Quotes and Spiritual Sayings  .  Blow Up Your Site (For Free!)  .  San Diego DUI Lawyers  .  Jason Gastrich  .  Jordan Faith Gastrich  .  Divorce Secrets Revealed  .  Post Your Ad Link Free  .  San Diego Soccer Training  .  JCSM  .  Download Sermons  .  Custom Religious Banners, Build A Sign  .  Christian Singles Dating  .  Christian T-Shirts  .  Healing Christian Prayer  .  Bumper Authority  .  Personalized Blogs and Email  .  San Diego Haircuts  .  The Do the Math Diet  .  Stop Twitter Spam  .  Christian Conservative Work at Home Network  .  The Website of the Lord