Appeal to Apple to fix map showing land link between two Scottish islands that doesn't exist

Apple Maps shows a strip of land between the two islands, but a ferry is required to cross

AN appeal has been launched to fix a mistake on Apple Maps that shows Easdale Island connected to neighbouring Seil – when it isn’t!

There is no strip of land between the two islands, near Oban, with visitors and locals relying on a ferry to cross between them.

The issue was spotted by comic author and developer Andy Barrat, whose mother owns a B&B on the island, and was shared on social media.

The mistake features on Apple Maps, the default app for navigation that comes pre-loaded onto iPhone and iPad devices.

Other services, such as Google Maps and Bing, do not show the land link.

Posting on Reddit, Barrat said: “Many, many visitors are arriving and think there is a bridge between Seil and the Island. It’s causing havoc as they are often unprepared to take the ferry.”

Please help. Search Apple Maps for Easdale Island, select "i", send report. Tell Apple Easdale Island is an island! pic.twitter.com/7e5BWmU6ND

— Andy Barratt (@apbarratt) August 22, 2016

He added: “If you have an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or a Mac, please open Apple Maps, search for Easdale Island, click the little “i” button and choose “Report an Issue”. Just tell them that Easdale Island is an island, and does not have, as Apple Maps shows it, a little strip of land connecting it to Seil.”

Several users have followed his lead in reporting the fault, one saying: “The poor ferry guys would be out of business if it were a simple walk across.”

Another suggested: “Wouldn’t it be better to demand Apple add a strip of land connecting the mainland and the island?”

Easdale on Google Maps (Google) — Easdale Island on Google Maps (Google)

Once one of the centres of the British slate industry, Easdale is the smallest inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides, with a population of around 60 people.

It is car-free, with the small ferry only being able to take ten passengers across at a time.