Torsa
Sign in to saveTorsa (occasionally Torsay) is one of the Slate Islands in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Lying east of Luing and south of Seil, this tidal island was inhabited until the 1960s. There is now only one house there, which is used for holiday lets. The underlying bedrock is slate but unlike Torsa's immediate island neighbours this has never been worked commercially. The island's name is of Norse origin but the most prominent historical structure on the island is the ruined Caisteal nan Con on the northeast shore, once held by Clan Campbell. The abundant sea life in the waters surrounding the island ar
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- Torsa Island from Luing 2.JPG
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- The north of Torsa with visible raised beach line below the cliffs. Sgeir a' Bhodaich is at centre and Glas Eilean between there and Torsa. The heights of Dùn Crutagain on the mainland of Scotland are beyond.
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- Scotland Argyll and Bute
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- Torsa shown within Argyll and Bute
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NM762130
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Torsa
- Scottish island.norse name
- Possibly Þorirsey
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Thorir's island
- Scottish island.area rank
- 143
- Scottish island.Population
- 0
- Scottish island.island group
- Slate Islands
- Scottish island.local authority
- Argyll and Bute
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Torsa (occasionally Torsay) is one of the Slate Islands in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Lying east of Luing and south of Seil, this tidal island was inhabited until the 1960s. There is now only one house there, which is used for holiday lets. The underlying bedrock is slate but unlike Torsa's immediate island neighbours this has never been worked commercially. The island's name is of Norse origin but the most prominent historical structure on the island is the ruined Caisteal nan Con on the northeast shore, once held by Clan Campbell. The abundant sea life in the waters surrounding the island are protected by the Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura Marine Protected Area.
==Geography== Torsa lies just offshore from the east coast of Luing. A rough track leads down from the road to Ardinamir farm on Luing to a narrow strait, fordable at low water, and onto the south west corner of the island. This area is known as Torsa Beag ("Little Torsa"), which name implies a small island in its own right but it is permanently attached to the main part of Torsa by a narrow strip of land.
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