39 relations: Argyll and Bute, Blue men of the Minch, Cailleach, Celtic animism, Coast (TV series), Craobh Haven, Cuan Sound, Espedair Street, Firth of Lorn, Garvellachs, Geography of Scotland, George Orwell, Hinba, I Know Where I'm Going! (film), Inner Hebrides, Islay, Jura, Scotland, List of gulfs, List of islands of Scotland, List of places in Argyll and Bute, List of Scottish Gaelic place names, List of shipwrecks in December 1840, Lochlann, Lunga (Slate Islands), Moskstraumen, Mythological Cycle, Oban Airport, Odin's Raven, Old Sow whirlpool, Pentland Firth, Renewable energy in Scotland, Scarba, Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs National Scenic Area, Scottish mythology, Sound of Jura, Three Men in a Boat (TV series), Tidal race, Walter Percy Day, Whirlpool.
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) is both one of 32 unitary authority council areas and a lieutenancy area in Scotland.
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Blue men of the Minch
The blue men of the Minch, also known as storm kelpies (na fir ghorma), are mythological creatures inhabiting the stretch of water between the northern Outer Hebrides and mainland Scotland, looking for sailors to drown and stricken boats to sink.
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Cailleach
In Gaelic mythology (Irish, Scottish and Manx) the Cailleach is a divine hag, a creator deity and weather deity, and an ancestor deity.
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Celtic animism
According to classical sources, the ancient Celts were animists.
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Coast (TV series)
Coast is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two television in 2005.
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Craobh Haven
Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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Cuan Sound
Cuan Sound is a narrow channel, wide, located in Argyll, western Scotland.
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Espedair Street
Espedair Street is a novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1987.
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Firth of Lorn
The Firth of Lorn or Lorne (An Linne Latharnach) in origin refers to the waters off the coast of a now obsolete geopolitical region, Lorn or Lorne.
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Garvellachs
The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Garbh Eileaich) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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Geography of Scotland
The geography of Scotland is varied, from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands.
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George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic whose work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
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Hinba
Hinba ('isles of the sea') is an island in Scotland of uncertain location that was the site of a small monastery associated with the Columban church on Iona.
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I Know Where I'm Going! (film)
I Know Where I'm Going is a 1945 romance film by the British-based filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh, "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides.
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Islay
Islay (Ìle) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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Jura, Scotland
Jura (Diùra) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and to the north-east of Islay.
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List of gulfs
A gulf in geography is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.
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List of islands of Scotland
This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain.
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List of places in Argyll and Bute
This List of places in Argyll and Bute is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, lighthouse, nature reserve, reservoir, river, canal, and other place of interest in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland.
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List of Scottish Gaelic place names
The following place names are either derived from Scottish Gaelic or have standard Gaelic equivalents.
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List of shipwrecks in December 1840
The list of shipwrecks in December 1840 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1840.
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Lochlann
In the modern Gaelic languages, Lochlann signifies Scandinavia or, more specifically, Norway.
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Lunga (Slate Islands)
Lunga is one of the Slate Islands in the Firth of Lorn in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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Moskstraumen
The Moskstraumen or Moskenstraumen is a system of tidal eddies and whirlpools, one of the strongest in the world, that forms at the Lofoten archipelago, Norway, in the Norwegian Sea.
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Mythological Cycle
The Mythological Cycle is a conventional division within Irish mythology, concerning a set of tales about the godlike peoples said to have arrived in five migratory invasions into Ireland and principally recounting the doings of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
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Oban Airport
Oban Airport is located northeast of Oban, near the village of North Connel, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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Odin's Raven
Odin's Raven is a 2/3 scale replica of the Gokstad ship, which was sailed from Trondheim to Peel, Isle of Man, by a joint Manx and Norwegian crew.
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Old Sow whirlpool
Old Sow is the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere, located off the southwestern shore of Deer Island, New Brunswick, Canada, and off the northeast shore of Moose Island, the principal island of Eastport, Maine.
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Pentland Firth
The Pentland Firth (An Caol Arcach, meaning the Orcadian Strait) is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.
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Renewable energy in Scotland
The production of renewable energy in Scotland is an issue that has come to the fore in technical, economic, and political terms during the opening years of the 21st century.
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Scarba
Scarba (Sgarba) is a small island, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, just north of the much larger island of Jura.
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Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs National Scenic Area
Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs is the name of one of the 40 national scenic areas of Scotland.
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Scottish mythology
Scottish mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of Scotland, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations, and at other times being rejected and replaced by other explanatory narratives.
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Sound of Jura
The Sound of Jura is a strait in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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Three Men in a Boat (TV series)
Three Men in a Boat was a television comedy/documentary series produced by Liberty Bell Productions for BBC Two starring Dara Ó Briain, Rory McGrath and Griff Rhys Jones, first shown on 3 January 2006.
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Tidal race
Tidal race or tidal rapid is a natural occurrence whereby a fast-moving tide passes through a constriction, resulting in the formation of waves, eddies and hazardous currents.
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Walter Percy Day
Walter Percy Day O.B.E. (1878–1965) was a British painter best remembered for his work as a matte artist and special effects technician in the film industry.
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Whirlpool
A whirlpool is a body of swirling water produced by the meeting of opposing currents.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Corryvreckan