MD 2006 We have been learning We live on an island too but our island is much, much bigger than We live in England For all the children that is a tiny island in the Scottish the Isle of Coll. who have enjoyed Hebrides. the Katie Morag adventures. The only way to get there is by ferry Same and Different or by helicopter from the Isle of Coll

the mainland. ferry The Isle of Coll and …… Somewhere If anyone wanted to visit our in England island they could come by Link to map of the area train or by car or on a plane or a ferry. our island

This ferry is leaving England to go to The isle of Coll There is a ferry France. It goes to France every day. that takes people from in Can you see how the vehicles get onto Scotland to the a ferry? Isle of Coll. the ferry pier, Coll Ferries are very important. We live in England Do you know why? Arinagour and usually, if we This ferry is called ‘The Pride of Hull’. want to travel on a Some vehicles It sails from Hull on the This ferry leaves Oban in Scotland don’t leave the ferry, we have to east coast to Holland or to go to Coll. It does not visit the ferry, they go to drive a long way to Belgium but there are island every day. the next island, get to a ferry port! lots of places in England . where you can get on a Vehicles arrive on the ferry. Some ferry! bring things that the people living on the island need.

The isle of Coll doesn’t have any towns or cities like we do. There isn’t an airport on the isle of Coll but there are airports This is a picture of the biggest place on Coll – Arinagour village! in England like this one near London .

Where do these sounds belong? Here are different ways of travelling from one place to another. Do you think you would see We have lots of villages, these on the Isle of Coll? towns and cities. Which? Our capital city is London. Can you think how London might be different to Why or why not? Arinagour?

a railway station

the underground Vehicles coming off the ferry at Coll. a bus station How many of these do you think you Coll or not? When you’ve decided click to find out if you were right. Here are all the people who live might see on Coll? Why? Why not? on the isle of Coll. Coll a hospital How is it different where you Coll live? Which?

Here are some teenagers at a police station school. Do you think they are at school on the Isle of Coll? a shopping centre Coll

How is the school on Coll different to your school? a factory What do you think it would be like to go to school on the island? Do you think you would like it? Why isn’t this ferry from Coll?

This isn’t Coll but it might have been! Coll an ambulance station Is this Coll or could it be somewhere in England? Coll This isn’t Coll. Why not?

Is it Coll or not? a supermarket Is it Coll or not? a petrol station

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Coll petrol pumps Coll It can’t be Coll. Why not? The rest can’t be Coll. Why not?

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Coll Coll This is a picture of This one really is on Coll! the Island Stores, This can’t be Coll. Why not? the only shop on It’s Arinagour and the Isle of Coll Hotel! Coll! Can you see the village church. Not many people use it. Do you know why? Arinagour fire station

Buildings near the castles the church www.ks1resources.co.uk Loch Eatharna

a village street

The water you can see is called a loch. All these pictures belong to Coll. An aerial view showing the village of Arinagour