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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 684 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COLL , an See also:

island of the Inner See also:Hebrides, See also:Argyllshire, See also:Scotland. Pop. (1901) 432. It is situated about 7 M. See also:west of Caliach Point in See also:Mull, and See also:measures 12 M. from N.E. to S.W., with a breadth varying from m. to 4 m. It is composed of See also:gneiss, is generally rather See also:flat, See also:save in the west where See also:Ben Hogh reaches a height of 339 ft., and has several lakes. The pasturage is See also:good and the See also:soil fairly fertile. Much See also:dairy produce is ex-ported, besides See also:sheep and See also:cattle. The antiquities include See also:stone circles, See also:duns, the ruins of Breachacha See also:Castle, once a fortress of the Lords of the Isles. A steamer from See also:Oban calls regularly at Arinagour.

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