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'''The Oa''' ({{lang|gd|An Obha}}) is a rocky region in the | '''The Oa''' ({{lang|gd|An Obha}}) is a rocky region in the south-west of [[Islay]], an island of [[Argyllshire]]. It is an RSPB nature reserve. | ||
The area is almost an island. | The area is almost an island. Its high point is [[Beinn Mhòr, Islay|Beinn Mhòr]] 663 feet in the south. | ||
The Oa used to have a population of 800<ref name="islay">{{cite web| url=http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_oa_peninsula.html| title=The Oa Peninsula| publisher=Guide to the Isle of Islay| accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref> in 1830 but became deserted due to the Highland Clearances. The American Monument was erected on the south coast by the American Red Cross to commemorate the loss of two ships in 1918, SS ''Tuscania'', a passenger liner, and HMS ''Otranto''.<ref name="islay"/> | The Oa used to have a population of 800<ref name="islay">{{cite web| url=http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_oa_peninsula.html| title=The Oa Peninsula| publisher=Guide to the Isle of Islay| accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref> in 1830 but became deserted due to the Highland Clearances. The American Monument was erected on the south coast by the American Red Cross to commemorate the loss of two ships in 1918, SS ''Tuscania'', a passenger liner, and HMS ''Otranto''.<ref name="islay"/> | ||
The area around the memorial is an RSPB Nature Reserve,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/t/theoa/| title=The Oa| publisher=RSPB| accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref> where chough, golden eagles, corncrakes and sea birds can be seen. | The area around the memorial is an RSPB Nature Reserve,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/t/theoa/| title=The Oa| publisher=RSPB| accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref> where chough, golden eagles, corncrakes and sea birds can be seen.4,770 acres have been designated as a Special Protection Area for the protection of the chough.<ref name="islay"/> [[Ireland]] can be seen from the south peninsula on a clear day. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 17 May 2016
The Oa (Gaelic: An Obha) is a rocky region in the south-west of Islay, an island of Argyllshire. It is an RSPB nature reserve.
The area is almost an island. Its high point is Beinn Mhòr 663 feet in the south.
The Oa used to have a population of 800[1] in 1830 but became deserted due to the Highland Clearances. The American Monument was erected on the south coast by the American Red Cross to commemorate the loss of two ships in 1918, SS Tuscania, a passenger liner, and HMS Otranto.[1]
The area around the memorial is an RSPB Nature Reserve,[2] where chough, golden eagles, corncrakes and sea birds can be seen.4,770 acres have been designated as a Special Protection Area for the protection of the chough.[1] Ireland can be seen from the south peninsula on a clear day.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Oa Peninsula". Guide to the Isle of Islay. http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_oa_peninsula.html. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ↑ "The Oa". RSPB. http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/t/theoa/. Retrieved 2009-07-26.