Sea-battered island

A perfect spot for a hermit, even more so in the seventh century.

‘… a hermit living on a sea-battered island in the Hebrides in the seventh century.’

See also the quote rich mosaic review of this magnificent, entrancing book: a love letter to islands and a paean to the sea. 

Source: Adam Nicolson, Sea Room: An Island Life (London: Harper Collins, 2013 (2002)), p. 164