Lyn MarieNov 16, 2022
Andy Morehouse

Eilean nam Ban, known locally as Seagull Island, is a mile or so out of Kinlochleven on the north side of Loch Leven. Historically, it was used as a meeting point for clan chieftains to settle their differences and more recently as a location for a slightly more adventurous wedding.

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Nov 16, 2022 at 8:41amWeb
Show threadJulie FowlisNov 16, 2022
@andy_morehouse beautiful image! do you know why it’s called Seagull Island and not by it’s Gaelic name or a translation of it? It’s so far removed from the Gaelic meaning! #nerdquestion
Show threadAndy MorehouseNov 16, 2022
@julie I have no idea, it’s just a local nickname. There were never even any gulls whenever I visited!
Show threadMull Geology (James Westland)Nov 16, 2022
@julie @andy_morehouse was wondering that. Isle of the Women must have a story behind it. There is a similarly named island off the Ross of Mull. Where Columba banished the women apparently!
Show threadAndy MorehouseNov 16, 2022
@geologymull @julie when I did ask locally, the only answer I got was “it’s always been called that in the village”
Show threadCaitlin mka KatieNov 16, 2022
@julie @andy_morehouse
JULIE what would the correct translation Gadhlig=> English litterally and in expression be?
asking for my #reenactment theme
Show threadJulie FowlisNov 17, 2022
@fenriswitch @andy_morehouse womens island!
Show threadKaren B. Jones ☑️Nov 16, 2022
@andy_morehouse
So pretty!
Show threadcolinNov 16, 2022
@andy_morehouse That is beautiful!
Show threadAndy MorehouseNov 16, 2022
@slight Thank you!!
Show threadSnopNov 16, 2022
@andy_morehouse Thank you. I’m reading a book set on Loch Leven atm & this has helped me visualise it all the better.
Show threadAndy MorehouseNov 16, 2022
@SWSnop13 interesting! Would you mind sharing the name of the book? I lived there for a few years and never heard of anyone setting a book there.
Show threadSnopNov 16, 2022
@andy_morehouse- Sure, it’s an Alex Gray book - ‘Echo Of The Dead’ I don’t read much police procedural as I prefer fantasy & sci fi, but this was a book club choice. I think this series is usually set in Glasgow but this one is about Glencoe. The loch has been mentioned several times already.
Show threadAndy MorehouseNov 16, 2022
@SWSnop13 Thank you! Will take a look.
Show threadNatur Liebe KunstNov 16, 2022
@andy_morehouse absolutely stunning- Love it
Show threadsteph newhamNov 16, 2022
@andy_morehouse Lovely photograph, green-eyed. 😜 Interesting info, new to me. I'm writing short fict. Bronze age but like all periods of Scots hist. Thx for this.
Show threadTess P.Nov 17, 2022
@andy_morehouse Wonderful in every way!
Show threadAndy MorehouseNov 17, 2022
@Tess_2020 Thank you!!
Show threadTess P.Nov 17, 2022
@andy_morehouse Good to meet you Andy!☺️