Colonsay, Little, an island of Kilninian parish, Argyllshire, in the mouth of Loch-na-Keal, off -the W side of Mull, between Ulva island and Staffa, 3 miles W of Inchkenneth. It exhibits a columnar basaltic formation, similar to that of Staffa, but of less striking character, and its soil is less fertile than that of Ulva or Gometra.
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