Easdale

Island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Coordinates:56.292, -5.656
OS grid ref:NM 73 17
Dialling code: 01852 (Kilmelford)
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Easdale is a tiny, low-lying island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, one of the historic Slate Islands and reached by a short passenger ferry from neighbouring Seil. Once a bustling centre of 19th-century slate quarrying, the island’s quarries were largely abandoned after severe storms and now form deep, drowned pans and dramatic rock faces that give the place a striking, rugged character.

Today Easdale has a small, close-knit community and a quiet tourism economy built around its unusual landscape, local cottages and a handful of artists and craft-makers. It’s best known internationally for the annual World Stone Skimming Championship and for opportunities for swimming, kayaking and exploring the island’s industrial heritage rather than any heavy industry.

Postcode districts covering Easdale

Neighbouring places

Example postcodes in Easdale

PA34 4TB

Transport links

  • Glasgow International Airport 55.3 miles89.1 km
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport 68.1 miles109.6 km
  • Oban Railway Station 10.8 miles17.5 km
  • Craignure Railway Station 12.4 miles20 km

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Local points of interest

  • Ardencaple House Estate 1.6 miles2.6 km
  • Melfort House Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
  • Kilmelford Yacht Haven Harbour 6.7 miles10.8 km
  • Craobh Marina Marina 6.8 miles10.9 km
  • Barbreck House Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
  • Glenfeochan Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
  • Soroba House Estate 10.4 miles16.8 km
  • Duart Castle Estate 10.9 miles17.6 km
  • Torosay Castle Estate 11 miles17.7 km
  • Scallastle Estate 12.5 miles20 km
  • Pennycross House Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
  • Dunstaffnage Marina Marina 13.9 miles22.3 km