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TYREE, island and parish in Argyleshire Hebrides. The is... south-west- ward on a line with Coll; lies, at its north... extremity, 2 miles south of Coll, and 13 west-by-south o... in Mull ; and measures 13 miles in length, and from 1^ m... breadth. It

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TYREE, island and parish in Argyleshire Hebrides. The island extends south-west- ward on a line with Coll; lies, at its north-eastern extremity, 2 miles south of Coll, and 13 west-by-south of Treshinish Point in Mull ; and measures 13 miles in length, and from 1^ mile to 6J miles in breadth. Its north-eastern and middle parts have a mean elevation of not more than 20 feet above high-water level ; its south- western parts are diversified only by eminences from 30 to 400 feet high; its shores are sandy beaches and bays with interspersions of ridgy rocks ; and its entire surface is destitute of either tree or shrub. Somewhat more than a third is in tillage, and the rest is pastoral or waste. A factor's dwelling-house, on the site of an ancient castle, is a chief resi- dence ; and standing-stones, Scandinavian forts, and ruined churches are the chief antiquities. The island has a post office, with money order department, under Oban, Established, Free, Congregational, and Baptist churches, and 2 old schools and 3 new ones, with aggregate capacity for 498 scholars. Pop. 2733. The parish includes also Skerryvore Island. Real property in 1880-81, 5636. Pop., quoad civilia, 2733 ; quoad sacra, 1241.

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TYREE, island and parish in Argyleshire Hebrides. The island extends south-west- ward on a line with Coll; lies, at its north-eastern extremity, 2 miles south of Coll, and 13 west-by-south of Treshinish Point in Mull ; and measures 13 miles in length, and from 1^ mile to 6J miles in breadth. Its north-eastern and middle parts have a mean elevation of not more than 20 feet above high-water level ; its south- western parts are diversified only by eminences from 30 to 400 feet high; its shores are sandy beaches and bays with interspersions of ridgy rocks ; and its entire surface is destitute of either tree or shrub. Somewhat more than a third is in tillage, and the rest is pastoral or waste. A factor's dwelling-house, on the site of an ancient castle, is a chief resi- dence ; and standing-stones, Scandinavian forts, and ruined churches are the chief antiquities. The island has a post office, with money order department, under Oban, Established, Free, Congregational, and Baptist churches, and 2 old schools and 3 new ones, with aggregate capacity for 498 scholars. Pop. 2733. The parish includes also Skerryvore Island. Real property in 1880-81, 5636. Pop., quoad civilia, 2733 ; quoad sacra, 1241.