Gruline
Human settlement in Scotland
Gruline (Scottish Gaelic: Grùilinn) is a small settlement on the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. The hamlet is located west of Salen on the other side of a 2 mile wide isthmus where the B8073 and B8035 converge at the head of Loch na Keal.
The settlement is contiguous with the neighbouring settlements of Knock and Killiechronan. The settlement sits between the two large estates of Gruline estate and Benmore estate.
The settlement borders Loch Bà and sits under Ben More and the other mountains of central Mull.
01Etymology
The English name Gruline comes from the Gaelic name Grùilinn, which means "stony land".
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- Ben More from Killiechronan.jpg by Clydiee, CC BY 4.0
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