Davaar Island

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Davaar Island is a tidal island at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch off the east coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, known for its dramatic cliffs and a cave painting of the Crucifixion.

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Davaar Island canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf tidal island
accessDependsOn low tide
accessibleBy tidal causeway
cavePaintingCreatedBy Archibald MacKinnon
cavePaintingCreatedIn 1887
cavePaintingSubject Crucifixion of Jesus
country Scotland
hasAccessWarning causeway can be dangerous outside low tide
hasAccommodation lighthouse keepers’ cottages (holiday lets)
hasArtwork cave painting of the Crucifixion
hasFeature caves
hasGeologicalFeature dramatic cliffs
hasHighestPoint about 115 metres above sea level
hasLandmark Crucifixion cave painting
hasNearbyWaterBody Firth of Clyde
Kilbrannan Sound
hasOrientation roughly east–west
hasStructure Davaar Lighthouse
hasTitle Eilean Dà Bhàrr
hasTitleLanguage Scottish Gaelic
hasUse holiday accommodation
recreational walking
hasVegetation grassland
heather
hasWildlife seabirds
seals
isTouristAttraction true
lighthouseBuiltIn mid-19th century
lighthouseOperatedBy Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land)
surface form: Northern Lighthouse Board
locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Campbeltown Loch
Firth of Clyde
Kintyre
surface form: Kintyre peninsula

United Kingdom
nameEtymology likely from Gaelic elements meaning “double-pointed” or “two summits”
nearbyTown Campbeltown
offCoastOf east coast of the Kintyre peninsula
partOf Firth of Clyde islands
surface form: Inner Hebrides (broad sense / Clyde islands region)
popularFor coastal walks
visiting cave painting
wildlife watching
separates Campbeltown Loch from Kilbrannan Sound

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Clyde Islands hasIsland Davaar Island
Firth of Clyde islands hasIsland Davaar Island
Firth of Clyde islands hasMajorIsland Davaar Island
Sanda Island (Kintyre) nearbyIsland Davaar Island