Barmore Island

Barmore Island
Barmore Peninsula
Peninsula
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Barmore Island is a peninsula in Scotland[1] located on the east of Knapdale,[2] in the council area of Argyll and Bute. It is 1 and a half miles north from Tarbert.[3]

The peninsula is attached to the main land by a narrow strip.[4]

Shipwrecks

The PS Chevaliar wrecked here in the year 1927.[5]

The ship Nancy Glen is thought to have wrecked 400 feet near Barmore Island.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Barmore Island from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ Mason, Edward (1 June 2016). Firth of Clyde. Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78679-130-6.
  4. ^ Bird, Eric (25 February 2010). Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 526. ISBN 978-1-4020-8638-0.
  5. ^ Forsythe, Robert N. (15 February 2010). To Western Scottish Waters: By Rail and Steamer to the Isles. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-2427-3.
  6. ^ "Church of Scotland minister pays tribute to lost Loch Fyne fishermen". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

55°53′24″N 5°24′29″W / 55.890°N 5.408°W / 55.890; -5.408