Barmore Island

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]

Barmore Island
Barmore Peninsula
Peninsula

The peninsula is attached to the main land by an 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 2021-10-28.
  2. "Barmore Island from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. Mason, Edward (2016-06-01). Firth of Clyde. Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78679-130-6.
  4. Bird, Eric (2010-02-25). Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 526. ISBN 978-1-4020-8638-0.
  5. Forsythe, Robert N. (2010-02-15). 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 2021-10-31.

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