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island, with tlie exception of about 50 acres, may be con- 

 sidered arable land, interspersed with a few small rocks and 

 numerous small piles of stones. . . . There are neither 

 rats nor mice on it. It has no peat moss, and not much 

 seaweed. There is a sufficiency of spring water on its 

 southern shore. Seals are very numerous here, but not 

 easily killed, and cod-fish abound around its coast. The 

 tides rise from 5 to 10 feet, and the prevailing wind is from 

 the south-west. The best landing places are Poul Houtham 

 on the south, Skildiga on the west, and Geodh Sthu on the 

 east — the first and last being much superior to the other 

 both for safety and accommodation. The most favourable 

 winds are — for Poul Houtham a northerly or easterly wind, 

 for Geodh Sthu a southerly or westerly one, and for Skildiga 

 a southerly or easterly one. So well sheltered is Geodh 

 Sthu that three vessels have been known to cast anchor at 

 its mouth about six years ago. They remained during one 

 night, but it is said that such had not previously occurred, 

 nor has it been since repeated. Articles of any weight may 

 be safely landed at Eona providing the weather is moderate, 

 but the small boat, which must be used on such a duty, 

 should invariably be drawn up on the shore after use." ^ 



The last published account of Eona is that by Mr T. S. Muir, 

 previously referred to, bearing date 1872.^ He seems to have 

 visited Eona on two occasions, on the last of which (in 1860) 

 he took careful measurements of the chapel referred to by 

 Dean Munro and Mr Morrison, and to these measurements 

 he has added a plan and sketch of this ancient building, 

 which he describes as a roughly-built cell, 11 feet 6 inches 

 by 7 feet 6 inches, and 9 feet 3 inches high, with the side 

 walls gradually sloping inwards until they are only 2 feet 

 apart at the roof. There is a low square doorway in the west 

 end, through which it is necessary to creep on one's hands 

 and knees; there are also two windows— one over the door, 

 the other near the east end of the south wall. The altar- 

 stone lies near the east end, and is 3 feet long. The remains 

 of another chapel are attached to the building, forming a sort 



1 Original, dated 1850, in Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton. 



2 0;?. dt, p. 16. 



