This article is about the Slate Islands in Scotland. For the islands in Lake Superior, see Slate Islands (Ontario).
The village of Ellenabeich with the outline of the former island of Eilean-a-beithich at centre left, the island of Easdale beyond and the Garvellachs in the distance
The Slate Islands are an island group in the Inner Hebrides, lying immediately off the west coast of Scotland, north of Jura and southwest of Oban. The main islands are Seil, Easdale, Luing, Shuna, Torsa and Belnahua. Scarba and Kerrera, which lie nearby are not usually included.[1]
The underlying geology of the islands is Dalradian slate, which was quarried widely until the mid-20th century. Quarry working began in 1630 and at the turn of the 20th century, the quarries were yielding some eight million slates every year.
The Garvellachs lie to the southwest.
^"Slate Islands". Gazetteer of Scotland. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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