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Kerrera, island, in Firth of Lorne, Kilmore and Kilbride par., Argyllshire, pop. 103; P.O.; extends 4¼ miles SW., has an average breadth of 1½ mile, and is separated from the mainland by the Sound of Kerrera, on NE. side of which is Oban Bay. Alexander II. (1198-1249) died at Kerrera while preparing for an expedition to the Western Islands.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Kilmore and Kilbride Parish Argyll County |
| Place: | Kerrera |
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