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Ulva

Scottish Gaelic name	Ulva
Old Norse name	Ulv-oy
Meaning of name	Old Norse for 'wolf island' or 'Ulfr's island'
Location
File:Ulva.PNG
OS grid reference	NM410396
Physical geography
Island group	Mull
Area	1,990 ha
Area rank	35
Highest elevation	Beinn Creagach 313 m
Administration
Council area	Argyll
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	16
Population rank	66
Largest settlement	Ulva House
References

Ulva is a privately owned island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Mull. Until the mid-nineteenth century its main industry was kelp collection and export. A church on the island designed by Thomas Telford dates from this period. There are several ruined settlements on the island, the most famous of which being Ormaig.

The island has a population of sixteen people (2001 census) and is known for its wildlife, which includes deer, buzzards, golden eagles and sea eagles. Ulva's interior is heather-covered moorland, while the south coast has basalt columns similar to those on Staffa.

A ferry sails from Ulva to the hamlet of Ulva Ferry on Mull. At low tide, Ulva is linked to the island of Gometra.

Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales, was born on Ulva in 1762.

References

1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
4. Ordnance Survey

56°28.5′N 6°12′W / 56.4750°N 6.200°W / 56.4750; -6.200

External links

• The Isle of Ulva "A world apart"

• Islands of the Inner Hebrides
• Argyll and Bute