Garvellachs

The Garvellachs
Na Garbh Eileacha
Isles of the Sea
Archipelago
A beehive hut on Eileach an Naoimh with Scarba in the distance
The Garvellachs in relation to mainland Argyll, Scotland
Coordinates: 56°14′N 5°47′W / 56.233°N 5.783°W / 56.233; -5.783
CountryScotland
Area
 • Total
230 ha (570 acres)
Time zoneGMT

The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Na Garbh Eileacha) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Chonnuill and Eileach an Naoimh. Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie in Firth of Lorne west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited since the 19th century.

The islands are known for their early Christian connections to Brendan the Navigator and Columba and for their bedrock containing rare formations in relation to the global Sturtian glaciation.

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