Seil
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Seil is one of the Slate Islands, located on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles southwest of Oban, in Scotland. Seil has been linked to the mainland by bridge since the late 18th century.
Cottages at Ellenabeich under the cliffs of Dùn Mòr
Fast-flowing sea water under the 18th-century Clachan Bridge that links Seil to mainland Scotland
From Ellenabeich village looking over Easdale Sound to Scarba island in the distance.
Ardmaddy Castle on mainland Scotland, seat of the government of Nether Lorn under the Breadalbane family
Frances Shand Kydd
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Frances Ruth Shand Kydd was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the maternal grandmother of William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Born into the British nobility, she was
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…lived at Ellanabeich for many years until his death in 1998. His painting of the Clachan Bridge "Bridge Over The Atlantic" sold nearly a million copies. Frances Shand Kydd, the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales, lived on the island for many years until her death in 2004. The Firth of Lorn is the seaway used by vessels…
Shand Kydd in 2002
Ardencaple House, Isle of Seil, Scotland: country residence of Frances and her second husband, Peter Shand Kydd