Scarba

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Cruach Scarba
Elevation 49 m (1474 ft)
Location Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Prominence 449 m
Topo map OS Landranger 55
OS grid reference NM690044
Listing Marilyn
Translation Hill of Scarba (Gaelic)
Pronunciation [kɹuæx skɑɹbæ]
Scarba shown within Argyll
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Scarba shown within Argyll
Na h- Urrachann, Isle of Scarba, looking North towards the Slate Islands.
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Na h- Urrachann, Isle of Scarba, looking North towards the Slate Islands.

Scarba is a small island, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, just north of the larger island of Jura. The island has not been permanently inhabited for many years, but was once known for its slate industry. It is now covered in heather and used for grazing animals. Scarba and a few nearby islets (Lunga and the Garvellachs) are collectively the Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs National Scenic Area.

The island rises steeply to a peak (Cruach Scarba) of 449 metres, and lies just north of the Gulf of Corryvreckan, known for its whirlpool.

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