Knowledge (XXG)

Bernera Island

Source 📝

59: 82: 1507: 1400: 260: 89: 58: 1577: 374:
along with the nearby islets of Eilean na Cloich and Eilean Dubh in the Lynn of Lorn to the east and Dubh Sgeir and Eilean Gainimh in the Lynn of Morvern to the west.
116: 1567: 81: 1548: 1587: 657: 453: 606: 1582: 1199: 566: 1541: 326:
used the island as a private place for retreat, meditation and prayer, and may have preached under (and possibly planted) a vast
221: 1461: 110: 415:
Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two)
1534: 650: 403: 371: 124: 407: 1572: 1130: 1145: 1125: 594: 570: 20: 131: 279: 243: 209: 1476: 1335: 1070: 834: 643: 1330: 1192: 1075: 794: 680: 545: 352:
on the basis of its feature of limestone maritime cliffs along with the presence of the nationally scarce
1250: 799: 1431: 852: 728: 1065: 1374: 1368: 1150: 944: 867: 708: 331: 1060: 414: 809: 541: 914: 390: 1506: 1320: 1305: 1185: 939: 909: 723: 449: 295: 1518: 19:
This article is about the tidal island off Lismore. For other places with the same name, see
1466: 1135: 904: 824: 698: 473: 345:
The island is limestone and this reflected in the diversity of species found on the island.
334:
at Ardmenhuis and survived at least two fires, which burned down the rest of the building.
1514: 1240: 1225: 1102: 1042: 1007: 819: 789: 591:
Eileanan agus Sgeiran Lios mór Special Area of Conservation: Advice under Regulation 33(2)
493: 469: 353: 214: 34: 489: 1408: 1310: 1295: 1217: 1112: 1012: 934: 899: 814: 762: 713: 360: 236: 64: 1561: 1451: 1446: 1260: 1120: 1097: 949: 919: 882: 363:
is a regular visitor to the coastal strip between the high and low water marks. This
1177: 1379: 1350: 1315: 1255: 1140: 1027: 997: 972: 964: 954: 804: 519: 443: 319: 291: 171: 1290: 977: 924: 886: 757: 718: 1481: 1471: 1340: 1055: 1017: 621: 608: 146: 133: 1426: 1416: 781: 1486: 1441: 1235: 1209: 1050: 842: 777: 703: 364: 303: 226: 1456: 1436: 1356: 1300: 1275: 992: 929: 847: 749: 408:"Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" 323: 1325: 1265: 1022: 987: 733: 675: 315: 299: 1345: 337:
The island has the remains of an ancient chapel and burial ground.
330:
tree. It is reported that the wood was turned into a staircase for
1421: 1384: 1360: 1285: 1270: 1166: 1089: 982: 872: 857: 767: 690: 327: 635: 1389: 1364: 1280: 1245: 1230: 1085: 1032: 1002: 862: 738: 349: 1181: 639: 314:
In the 6th century, Bernera was settled by monks of the Irish
520:"St. Columba's Yew, Bernera – a Miracle of Yew Regeneration" 1522: 40: 391:
Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland
1407: 1216: 1159: 1111: 1084: 1041: 963: 881: 833: 776: 747: 689: 393:(pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011. 266: 257: 249: 242: 232: 220: 208: 203: 195: 177: 167: 162: 123: 109: 70: 48: 33: 1578:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lorne 1542: 1193: 651: 16:Tidal island off Lismore, in Argyll, Scotland 8: 28: 101:Bernera Island shown within Argyll and Bute 1549: 1535: 1200: 1186: 1178: 658: 644: 636: 27: 437: 435: 383: 1568:Uninhabited islands of Argyll and Bute 88: 514: 512: 510: 448:. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 111. 7: 1503: 1501: 350:Site of Special Scientific Interest 1521:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 1505: 1398: 258: 87: 80: 57: 1588:Argyll and Bute geography stubs 369:Eileanan agus Sgeirean Lios mòr 348:Bernera Island is designated a 318:church under the leadership of 259: 47: 442:Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). 1: 404:National Records of Scotland 372:Special Area of Conservation 63:The eastern shore opposite 1604: 1500: 52:Bjørn's island, from Norse 18: 1583:Tidal islands of Scotland 1396: 1208:Inhabited islands of the 671: 595:Scottish Natural Heritage 571:Scottish Natural Heritage 567:"Bernera Island Citation" 478:(Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. 75: 56: 367:zone forms part of the 199:58 m (190 ft) 1517:location article is a 1146:Sgat Mòr and Sgat Beag 795:Eilean Ceann na Creige 546:Gazetteer for Scotland 283: 41: 420:(Report). SG/2013/126 709:Eilean Mhic Coinnich 622:56.49444°N 5.58333°W 445:The Scottish Islands 1061:Cairn na Burgh Beag 618: /  522:. Ancient Yew Group 143: /  30: 1066:Cairn na Burgh Mòr 810:Eilean Mhic Chrion 627:56.49444; -5.58333 406:(15 August 2013). 163:Physical geography 1573:Lismore, Scotland 1530: 1529: 1495: 1494: 1175: 1174: 910:Eileach an Naoimh 455:978-1-84195-454-7 273: 272: 196:Highest elevation 191: sq mi) 111:OS grid reference 1595: 1551: 1544: 1537: 1509: 1502: 1467:Lewis and Harris 1402: 1401: 1355:Slate Islands: ( 1251:Eilean dà Mhèinn 1202: 1195: 1188: 1179: 825:MacCormaig Isles 800:Eilean dà Mhèinn 699:Am Fraoch Eilean 660: 653: 646: 637: 633: 632: 630: 629: 628: 623: 619: 616: 615: 614: 611: 598: 588: 582: 581: 579: 577: 563: 557: 556: 554: 552: 542:"Bernera Island" 538: 532: 531: 529: 527: 516: 505: 504: 502: 500: 490:"Bernera Island" 486: 480: 479: 466: 460: 459: 439: 430: 429: 427: 425: 419: 412: 400: 394: 388: 262: 261: 190: 189: 185: 158: 157: 155: 154: 153: 148: 144: 141: 140: 139: 136: 119: 91: 90: 84: 61: 44: 31: 1603: 1602: 1598: 1597: 1596: 1594: 1593: 1592: 1558: 1557: 1556: 1555: 1515:Argyll and Bute 1498: 1496: 1491: 1462:Grimsay (South) 1457:Grimsay (North) 1403: 1399: 1394: 1212: 1206: 1176: 1171: 1155: 1107: 1080: 1043:Treshnish Isles 1037: 1008:Little Colonsay 959: 915:Eilean Dubh Mòr 877: 829: 820:Island Macaskin 772: 743: 685: 667: 664: 626: 624: 620: 617: 612: 609: 607: 605: 604: 602: 601: 589: 585: 575: 573: 565: 564: 560: 550: 548: 540: 539: 535: 525: 523: 518: 517: 508: 498: 496: 494:Ordnance Survey 488: 487: 483: 470:Ordnance Survey 468: 467: 463: 456: 441: 440: 433: 423: 421: 417: 410: 402: 401: 397: 389: 385: 380: 343: 341:Natural history 332:Lochnell Castle 312: 280:Scottish Gaelic 233:Sovereign state 215:Argyll and Bute 187: 183: 182: 151: 149: 145: 142: 137: 134: 132: 130: 129: 115: 105: 104: 103: 102: 99: 98: 97: 96: 92: 62: 49:Meaning of name 35:Scottish Gaelic 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1601: 1599: 1591: 1590: 1585: 1580: 1575: 1570: 1560: 1559: 1554: 1553: 1546: 1539: 1531: 1528: 1527: 1510: 1493: 1492: 1490: 1489: 1484: 1479: 1474: 1469: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1449: 1444: 1439: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1419: 1413: 1411: 1409:Outer Hebrides 1405: 1404: 1397: 1395: 1393: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1377: 1372: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1222: 1220: 1218:Inner Hebrides 1214: 1213: 1207: 1205: 1204: 1197: 1190: 1182: 1173: 1172: 1170: 1169: 1163: 1161: 1157: 1156: 1154: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1117: 1115: 1113:Firth of Clyde 1109: 1108: 1106: 1105: 1100: 1094: 1092: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1047: 1045: 1039: 1038: 1036: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1013:Samalan Island 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 969: 967: 961: 960: 958: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 900:Castle Stalker 897: 895:Bernera Island 891: 889: 879: 878: 876: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 839: 837: 831: 830: 828: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 786: 784: 782:Loch Craignish 774: 773: 771: 770: 765: 760: 754: 752: 745: 744: 742: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 695: 693: 687: 686: 684: 683: 681:Inner Hebrides 678: 672: 669: 668: 666:Argyll Islands 665: 663: 662: 655: 648: 640: 600: 599: 583: 558: 533: 506: 481: 475:OS Maps Online 461: 454: 431: 395: 382: 381: 379: 376: 354:rock whitebeam 342: 339: 311: 308: 276:Bernera Island 271: 270: 268: 264: 263: 255: 254: 251: 247: 246: 240: 239: 237:United Kingdom 234: 230: 229: 224: 218: 217: 212: 206: 205: 204:Administration 201: 200: 197: 193: 192: 179: 175: 174: 169: 165: 164: 160: 159: 147:56.49°N 5.58°W 127: 121: 120: 113: 107: 106: 100: 95:Bernera Island 94: 93: 86: 85: 79: 78: 77: 76: 73: 72: 68: 67: 65:Achadun Castle 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 38: 29:Bernera Island 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1600: 1589: 1586: 1584: 1581: 1579: 1576: 1574: 1571: 1569: 1566: 1565: 1563: 1552: 1547: 1545: 1540: 1538: 1533: 1532: 1526: 1524: 1520: 1516: 1511: 1508: 1504: 1499: 1488: 1485: 1483: 1480: 1478: 1475: 1473: 1470: 1468: 1465: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1452:Great Bernera 1450: 1448: 1447:Fraoch-eilean 1445: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1435: 1433: 1430: 1428: 1425: 1423: 1420: 1418: 1415: 1414: 1412: 1410: 1406: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1370: 1366: 1362: 1358: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1261:Eilean Tioram 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1223: 1221: 1219: 1215: 1211: 1203: 1198: 1196: 1191: 1189: 1184: 1183: 1180: 1168: 1165: 1164: 1162: 1158: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1118: 1116: 1114: 1110: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1098:Eilean Ornsay 1096: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1087: 1083: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1046: 1044: 1040: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 970: 968: 966: 962: 956: 953: 951: 950:Maiden Island 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 920:Garbh Eileach 918: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 905:Dùn Chonnuill 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 892: 890: 888: 884: 883:Firth of Lorn 880: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 840: 838: 836: 835:Slate Islands 832: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 787: 785: 783: 779: 775: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 755: 753: 751: 746: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 696: 694: 692: 688: 682: 679: 677: 674: 673: 670: 661: 656: 654: 649: 647: 642: 641: 638: 634: 631: 596: 592: 587: 584: 572: 568: 562: 559: 547: 543: 537: 534: 521: 515: 513: 511: 507: 495: 491: 485: 482: 477: 476: 471: 465: 462: 457: 451: 447: 446: 438: 436: 432: 416: 409: 405: 399: 396: 392: 387: 384: 377: 375: 373: 370: 366: 362: 357: 355: 351: 346: 340: 338: 335: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 309: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 269: 265: 256: 252: 248: 245: 241: 238: 235: 231: 228: 225: 223: 219: 216: 213: 211: 207: 202: 198: 194: 180: 176: 173: 170: 166: 161: 156: 128: 126: 122: 118: 114: 112: 108: 83: 74: 69: 66: 60: 55: 51: 43: 39: 36: 32: 26: 22: 1523:expanding it 1512: 1497: 1380:Summer Isles 1256:Eilean Shona 1151:Sheep Island 1126:Eilean Dearg 1028:Torran Rocks 998:Inch Kenneth 973:Calve Island 955:Shuna Island 894: 805:Eilean Loain 603: 590: 586: 574:. Retrieved 561: 549:. Retrieved 536: 524:. Retrieved 497:. Retrieved 484: 474: 464: 444: 422:. Retrieved 398: 386: 368: 358: 347: 344: 336: 313: 292:tidal island 287: 286:) or simply 275: 274: 244:Demographics 210:Council area 181:34 ha ( 168:Island group 152:56.49; -5.58 25: 1291:Isle of Ewe 1131:Eilean Dubh 978:Dubh Artach 935:Lady's Rock 925:Insh Island 887:Loch Linnhe 815:Eilean Rìgh 719:Nave Island 625: / 576:5 September 499:15 February 361:common seal 324:St. Columba 284:Beàrnaraigh 150: / 125:Coordinates 42:Beàrnaraigh 1562:Categories 1482:South Uist 1472:North Uist 1018:Skerryvore 610:56°29′40″N 378:References 320:St. Moluag 267:References 250:Population 1427:Benbecula 1417:Baleshare 1136:Glunimore 424:14 August 1487:Vatersay 1442:Flodaigh 1432:Berneray 1236:Colonsay 1210:Hebrides 1051:Bac Beag 843:Belnahua 778:Knapdale 748:West of 704:Colonsay 613:5°35′0″W 593:(2006) 365:littoral 304:Scotland 227:Scotland 117:NM794393 71:Location 21:Berneray 1477:Scalpay 1437:Eriskay 1357:Easdale 1336:Scalpay 1321:Oronsay 1306:Lismore 1301:Kerrera 1276:Gometra 1160:Unknown 1056:Bac Mòr 993:Gometra 940:Lismore 930:Kerrera 848:Easdale 763:Gigalum 750:Kintyre 724:Oronsay 551:26 July 526:26 July 310:History 296:Lismore 288:Bernera 222:Country 186:⁄ 135:56°29′N 1331:Sanday 1326:Raasay 1266:Erraid 1121:Davaar 1071:Fladda 1023:Staffa 988:Erraid 853:Fladda 734:Scarba 676:Argyll 452:  316:Culdee 300:Argyll 138:5°35′W 1513:This 1422:Barra 1385:Tiree 1369:Shuna 1361:Luing 1286:Islay 1271:Gigha 1241:Danna 1226:Canna 1167:Hinba 1141:Sanda 1103:Gunna 1090:Tiree 1076:Lunga 983:Eorsa 945:Lunga 873:Torsa 868:Shuna 858:Luing 790:Danna 768:Gigha 729:Orsay 691:Islay 418:(PDF) 411:(PDF) 298:, in 290:is a 1519:stub 1390:Ulva 1375:Soay 1365:Seil 1351:Skye 1341:Rona 1316:Mull 1311:Muck 1296:Jura 1281:Iona 1246:Eigg 1231:Coll 1088:and 1086:Coll 1033:Ulva 1003:Iona 965:Mull 885:and 863:Seil 780:and 758:Cara 739:Texa 714:Jura 578:2010 553:2009 528:2009 501:2020 450:ISBN 426:2020 359:The 294:off 178:Area 172:Mull 37:name 1346:Rùm 328:yew 1564:: 1367:, 1363:, 1359:, 569:. 544:. 509:^ 492:. 472:. 434:^ 413:. 356:. 322:. 306:. 302:, 282:: 1550:e 1543:t 1536:v 1525:. 1371:) 1201:e 1194:t 1187:v 659:e 652:t 645:v 597:. 580:. 555:. 530:. 503:. 458:. 428:. 278:( 253:0 188:8 184:1 23:.

Index

Berneray
Scottish Gaelic
The eastern shore opposite Achadun Castle
Achadun Castle
Bernera Island is located in Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference
NM794393
Coordinates
56°29′N 5°35′W / 56.49°N 5.58°W / 56.49; -5.58
Mull
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Country
Scotland
United Kingdom
Demographics
Scottish Gaelic
tidal island
Lismore
Argyll
Scotland
Culdee
St. Moluag
St. Columba
yew
Lochnell Castle
Site of Special Scientific Interest
rock whitebeam
common seal
littoral

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.