Ulva

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There are many wild flowers on the Isle of Ulva

Ulva or the Isle of Ulva (Gaelic: Ulbha) is an island in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. Around 16 people live there. At the beginning of the 19th century, 600 people lived there. Lachlan Macquarie who is sometimes known as the "Father of Australia", came from here.

Ulva Media

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  Tràigh Bhàn, looking South east toward Ben More on Mull.

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  A view from Ormaig to the south east: the nearer islets are Geasgill Mòr & Geasgill Beag, while the longer island behind them is Inch Kenneth

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  Basalt cliffs, near Dùn Bhioramuill on south coast

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  Topography of Ulva and surrounding area

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  Ulva has been inhabited since prehistoric times

• Blaeu - Atlas of Scotland 1654 - MVLA INSVLA - The Isle of Mull.jpg

  "VLWA" and surrounding islands from Blaeu's Atlas Maior (1654)

• Ln-Governor-Lachlan macquarie.jpg

  Lachlan Macquarie, "Father of Australia" was born on Ulva.

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  Macquarie Mausoleum on Mull

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  Ormaig was once the principal settlement on the island. It had been inhabited since prehistoric times, until it was cleared by Francis William Clark in the mid-19th century.

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  The only house currently inhabited at Bearnus