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Eorsa

Eorsa

Meaning of name	uncertain Jorulof-øy - Jorulf's island or from àrsaidh - ancient
Location
Eorsa Eorsa shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NM481378
Coordinates	56°28′N 6°05′W / 56.47°N 6.08°W / 56.47; -6.08
Physical geography
Island group	Mull
Area	122 ha (1⁄2 sq mi)
Area rank	136= [1]
Highest elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0
References	[2][3][4]

Eorsa is an uninhabited island in the Inner HebridesofScotland.

Eorsa lies in Loch na Keal on the west coast of the Isle of Mull, to the east of Ulva. It is part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.^[5]

Many of the nearby islands, including Inchkenneth, have early ecclesiastical connections. Eorsa may have done too. It once belonged to the Abbey of Iona, and became the property of the Duke of Argyll.^[6]

During World War I, the island was used as a British naval anchorage.^[7]

The island is the fictional setting of Nigel Tranter's 1952 novel Bridal Path, which was made into the film of the same name in 1959. As the comic novel takes the perils of island inbreeding as its theme, it is assumed that Tranter deliberately chose an unpopulated island to avoid giving offence.

Eorsa is separated from Mull by nearly a mile of water at the closest point so there are very few land animals. Locals on Mull joke that the island is "heaving with adders" although this may not be entirely true. Red deer are good swimmers and could easily make the crossing if they wanted. It is simply a question of whether there is anything the deer want there which can't be found on the mainland.

• List of islands of Scotland

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56°28′N 6°5.3′W / 56.467°N 6.0883°W / 56.467; -6.0883

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