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	Slate Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Slate Islands are an island group in the Inner Hebrides, lying immediately off the west coast of Scotland, north of Jura and southwest of Oban.
		The main islands are Seil, Easdale, Luing, Shuna, Torsay and Belnahua.
		The underlying geology of the islands is slate, which was quarried widely until the mid-twentieth century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slate_Islands (147 words)

	Kayak Lake Superior's Slate Islands
		Until then, caribou did well on the Slate Islands due to the lack of natural predators, such as wolves and lynx, and to the lack of deer and moose who compete for food and carry a parasite that are lethal to caribou.
		By this theory, which was introduced in the 1970s, the Slate Islands represent only a small part of a much larger impact crater beneath the surface of Lake Superior, representing the bulls eye of the cosmic blow.
		The Slate Islands are a tremendous resource for scientists to understand the science of asteroids collisions with plants and to offer clues about the next "Dinosaur Killer" meteor in the earth's future.
	www.wildernessinquiry.org /slateislands/areainfo.shtml (476 words)

	Industry - Slate Areas Outside Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1913 slate was being quarried in Cumberland, Westmoreland, Leicestershire, Somerset and Devon.
		The slate was split in stone shelters on the mountain side until the factory was built at The Hause in the 1920's.
		In 1913 slate was being produced in the counties of Kilkenny, Cobh, Tipperary, Wicklow and Wexford.
	www.llechicymru.info /ExternalSlateAreas.english.htm (1555 words)

	Natural Stone Institute Field Trip to Slate Islands
		Slates from the islands were transported by sea around the north of Scotland to all the major east coast towns and through the Crinan Canal to Glasgow and other centres on the west coast.
		Slate was produced from two seams running NNE-SSW on either side of the island and the quarries were worked to a depth of over 60m, with only a small wall left to protect the workings and workers from the sea.
		Throughout the island, evidence of its history is to be seen, from the quarriers' cottages to the remains of the tramways used to transport the slate to the harbour.
	www.nsiuk.org /Easdale04.html (638 words)

	Slate Islands
		This group of rugged islands is one of the places where woodland caribou still roam.
		The islands are also home to beaver, hare, fox and various shorebirds.
		The islands are covered with a southern boreal forest with some arctic-alpine flora.
	www.ontarioparks.com /english/slat.html (94 words)

	Netherlorn and its Neighbourhood - Chapter III - The Slate Islands: Seil
		The western shore of the island of Seil, notably the part fringing the lands of Kilbride, presents an excellent example of "raised beach." It is striking on account of its extent and uniformity, and the battlemented character of the precipices, which, 200 yards and more from the present shore-line, rise abruptly from it.
		In the island of Easdale there are two such seams which may be traced through their various contortions from one end of the island to the other.
		Between many of the islands the channel is very narrow; indeed, it would seem as if some mighty convulsion of nature had thrown what was a long promontory of land into a number of disjointed fragments.
	www.electricscotland.com /books/netherlorn3.htm (2113 words)

	Slate Islands
		Dressler, B.O. Sharpton, V.L. 1996 Breccias of the Slate Islands impact structure, Northern Lake Superior, Ontario (abstract).
		Sage, R.P. 1974 Geology of the Slate Islands, District of Thunder Bay.
		Sharpton, V.L. Dressler, B.O. 1996 The Slate Islands impact structure: Structural imterpretation and age constraints (abstract).
	www.unb.ca /passc/ImpactDatabase/images/slate-islands.htm (853 words)

	Netherlorn and its Neighbourhood - Chapter IV - The Slate Islands: Luing, Torsa, Shuna
		The island of Luing, while deficient in itself of picturesque features, affords, from its comparative flatness and central position, many points of advantage from which magnificent panorama may be surveyed.
		Two small fragments of carved slate may be seen: one of these, broken across the middle, shows the indistinct outline of a two-handed sword; the other fragment belonged to what was a fine piece of carving, the tracery being as distinct as it was when cut.
		The island, once the property of the Lords of Lorn, was granted along with other lands in 1321 by King Robert the Bruce to Dugald Campbell, Knight of Lochow, as a reward for faithful services.
	www.electricscotland.com /books/netherlorn4.htm (3273 words)

	Slate Islands
		Caribou do well on the Slate Islands due to the lack of natural predators, such as wolves and lynx, and to the lack of deer and moose who compete for food and carry a parasite that are lethal to caribou.
		Tree species found at the Slate Islands are white spruce, fl spruce, balsam fir, white birch, mountain ash, balsam poplar, trembling aspen, pin cherry and mountain maple.
		The Slate Islands Lighthouse was constructed in 1903, on the south coast of Patterson Island, to assist sailors in locating Jackfish Bay.
	www.terrace-bay.com /slateislands.html (1279 words)

	Slate Islands - Naturally Superior Adventures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Slates were formed by rebounding molten bedrock after a 30-km wide asteroid smashed 3-km into the earth’s surface more than a billion years ago.
		We’ll be paddling throughout the inter islands waterways and around the perimeters of the major islands with a side trip to the Leadman Islands.
		The Slates are also home to arctic plant species usually found 1,600 km north or in a sub alpine environment.
	www.naturallysuperior.com /kayak/wilderness/slates.htm (448 words)

	List of islands of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of the islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain, as well as a table of the largest Scottish islands.
		Rockall is claimed by the United Kingdom as part of Scotland, but its status is disputed.
		Some places in Scotland are called islands or isles, but are not.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_islands_of_Scotland (186 words)

	Once Upon A Mine: Chapter IV
		The tragi-comic story of the Summerside slate quarry on the north side of the Bay of Islands began in 1900 when a major strike crippled the Welsh slate industry.
		A group of Welsh slate merchants seeking alternative slate sources visited Newfoundland in 1901 and were impressed by the Summerside slate deposits, which belonged to the Reid Newfoundland Company.
		The slates were about to be shipped when a telegram arrived in July 1907 saying that Stewart's wife had suddenly taken ill. He dropped everything and returned to Britain at once.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /environment/mine/ch4p8.html (1328 words)

	Overview of Slate Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A group of islands in the Firth of Lorn (Argyll and Bute), the Slate Islands are located 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Oban.
		These islands were the centre of a slate-quarrying industry from the at least the 16th century until the 1960s.
		Quarries are obvious on several of the islands, as are piers which were used to ship the slate to the mainland.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst10357.html (132 words)

	Ellenabeich Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		But over time spoil from the slate quarrying that has transformed the local landscape filled in the channel, and the distinction was further masked when the filled in channel was then itself built on as the village expanded.
		Just offshore from Ellenabeich is Easdale Island, and the real confusion over Ellenabeich's name is that the village of Ellenabeich is often itself called "Easdale": leading to two Easdales marked in close proximity to one another on the Ordnance Survey map.
		Our guess is that as all the slate from this area was known as "Easdale Slate" (because it was first exploited on Easdale Island in 1500s) it was easier to apply the badge to the quarry at Ellenabeich when it started operations in the mid 1700s.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /seil/ellenabeich (738 words)

	Kayaking Canoeing - Hingham Harbor, Bumpkin, Grape and Slate Islands, World's End and Weir River
		The station had yet to open and we all imagined that the larger islands were manned first and the smaller islands would be manned later.
		A lot of sea grass surrounded the island and it was interesting to watch the bottom pass by as we neared the island.
		Slate from this island was used for tombstones of the revolutionary dead.
	www.wtpaddlers.org /trips-15.html (1584 words)

	Sea Kayak Lake Superior- the Slate Islands \| sea kayak \| kayak \| kayaking \| guided trip \| slate islands \| slates \| lake ...
		Although the islands gold and copper deposits are worth fortunes, the 8 main islands were designated as a Provincial park in 1985.
		We’ll be paddling throughout the inter-Slate islands waterways and around the perimeters of the major islands with a side trip to the Leadman Islands.
		The Slate Islands are home to the largest known most southerly herd of woodland caribou.
	www.infohub.com /outfitters/1435.html (453 words)

	Slate Islands \| Ontario Sea Kayak Tours
		There is no slate on the Slate Islands, but there are large beaches of flattened shinglelike stones on the south of Patterson Island.
		The Slate Islands may have been the site of a meteor impact millions of years ago, but the evidence of this will not be obvious except to geologists, some of whom think that the islands are the remnants of a crater formed by the meteor’s impact.
		The Slates are also well known for having the largest herd of woodland caribou in the area, currently back up at 600 animals from 100 in 1997.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?TrailID=CGM019-026 (308 words)

	Cullipool Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Like other villages in the Slate Islands it owes its existence and growth to the quarrying of the slate on which large parts of the islands are built.
		Immediately to the south of the main part of the village is a large water-filled slate quarry, with some of the houses seeming to cling to its very edge.
		Beyond the north end of the village is evidence of more slate quarrying, both carved into the side of the high ground as it approaches the sea and into the ground itself.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /luing/cullipool/index.html (657 words)

	Kayaking Canoeing - Hingham Harbor and nearby destinations
		These islands are part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Park and are very small but can be a nice stop for a picnic when the tide is right.
		Bumpkin Island, once owned by the military, is a great paddling destination and around a thirty minute paddle from Crow Point if the winds and seas are being kind.
		Slate looks nice from the water but there's not much there but slate (hence the name) and from what I've read an abundance of poison ivy.
	www.wtpaddlers.org /spots-07.html (1580 words)

	Isle of Seil, Luing, Easdale Island, Belnahua
		The Easdale Island Trust's website is designed to keep residents, visitors and friends in touch with current and future goings on in this extraordinary comunity.
		The Isle of Seil, Easdale Island, the Isle of Luing and Belnahua are the Slate Islands, once known as the Islands That Roofed The World.
		The Scottish Slate Islands Heritage Trust's objective is to advance the education of the public on matters regarding the life and times of the people within the islands.
	www.seil.oban.ws /islands.html (202 words)

	A guided sea kayaking adventure vacation trip in the remote Slate Islands Provincial wilderness Park, Northern Ontario, ...
		These islands, formed by the impact of a meteor are the refuge of several hundred woodland caribou.
		As we are shuttled to the Islands by boat, and the waters within the archipelago are protected, the trip is designed for all skill levels.
		With several hundred Caribou on these islands, trails can be found throughout the islands and caribou are not difficult to spot.
	www.caribou-expeditions.com /tourS8.spml (1016 words)

	SLATE ISLANDS - Online Information article about SLATE ISLANDS
		They comprise Seil, Easdale, Torsay, Luing and Shuna, and owe their name to the fact that they are composed mainly of metamorphic rocks, Easdale, Torsay and Luing being entirely slate, Sell mostly slate with some porphyrite in the See also:
		The quarries provide occupation for most of the inhabitants.
		The experiment of leasing them to the workers on co-operative lines has been tried unsuccessfully.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SIV_SOU/SLATE_ISLANDS.html (356 words)

	Slate found Swiftly
		We have a wide range of slates, antique-finished and general interior sandstones and limestones.
		SSQ Group is a UK based worldwide supplier of quality natural slate for roofing and flooring, and slabs to bespoke specifications.
		We offer an extensive range of various bathroom tiles including slate, marble and limestone tiles available in different sizes, finishes and designs by many different manufacturers.
	www.movefm.co.uk /moveinfo/slate.html (236 words)

	BSAC TRAVEL CLUB - Trip Reports - The Corryveckan, Slate Islands, Scotland
		The sun was shining and the scenery was full of autumn colour - green and gold hills and brilliant red berries on the mountain ash.
		The Gulf of Corryvreckan lies between the islands of Jura and Scarba.
		The channel which is bounded by the cliff narrows and shallows as it passes an island at the south end of the sound.
	www.bsactravelclub.co.uk /reports/corryveckan.htm (2394 words)

	Sea.fari Adventures - Belnahua Landing Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Belnahua is the most remote of the four recognised Slate Islands (the others being Easdale, Luing and Seil).
		This is a small island which supported a population of around 180 persons for many years.
		Millions of slates were removed from the island which was abandoned during The Great War.
	www.seafari.co.uk /Easdale_Tour_Belnahua.html (294 words)

	An alternative tour of Scotland's islands
		The Slate Islands lie off the Argyll coast in the West of Scotland.
		The Slate Islands Heritage Trust Centre on Seil and the Easdale Island Folk Museum are both worth a visit to find out more about the once thriving industry, its impact and legacy on these islands.
		It was their intention to preserve the island?s spiritual and ecological heritage and make it available to people of all faiths.
	www.unique-cottages.co.uk /unspoilt/9/islands (602 words)

	Your Captain
		The Slate Islands are a cluster of 17 islands located 13km off shore from Terrace Bay.
		Some geologists have theorized that the Slate Islands were formed as a result of a meteorite smashing into the earth's surface some 900 million years ago.
		The Slate Islands are home to Woodland Caribou and arctic - alpine disjunct vegetation.
	www.terrace-bay.com /slateislandshuttle.htm (224 words)

	The Rossport and Slate Islands Saunter Lake Superior \| sea kayaking \| Northern Ontario \| Lake Superior \| ecotourism \| ...
		Islands by their very nature enchant and mystify.
		In amongst the protection of the islands, you'll feel you have escaped to a Northern Ontario lake far removed from the power and unpredictability of Lake Superior.
		Formed from a meteorite impact, this island group is home to Woodland Caribou and snowshoe hare.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/2865.html (329 words)

	832 LaHave Drumlins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This Unit is dominated by swarms of drumlins on land, in shoals, and on islands offshore.
		In the southern part of the area, promontories and islands of slate bedrock are found.
		The former are composed of grey-brown clay till derived from local slate, and the latter of red-brown sandy till from Carboniferous and Triassic deposits more than 100 km to the north.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nhns2/800/832.htm (866 words)

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