Eriska, a small inhabited island of Ardchattan parish, Argyllshire, in the mouth of Loch Creran, 3 furlongs W of Shian ferry. With utmost length and breadth of 1¼ mile and 5 furlongs, it rises to a height of 155 feet, and is severed from the mainland by a strait little more than 100 yards wide at the narrowest, and dry at low tide. It presents a beautiful appearance, being variously wooded, pastoral, and arable; and forms a pleasant farm.Ord. Sur., sh. 45, 1876.
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