Argyle, Arran and the Isles
Kintyre was once described as Scotland's only "Main Island" as the peninsula would be an island, were it not for the short isthmus at Loch Tarbert.
The Old Ferry House - Grasspoint - Isle of Mull
An atmospheric building with a colourful history, the Old Ferry House has played a prominent role on Mull over the years. Beautifully situated overlooking the Firth of Lorne at Grass Point, meaning 'the field of the rock' in Gaelic., it began life as the Ferry Inn and was an important stop-off point for drovers travelling to market in Oban from Coll, Tiree and Ardnamurchan. Later, the building fell into a state of disrepair before being renovated by an army captain and his wife after the Second World War. It even featured in the 1971 film When Eight Bells Toll whose star, Anthony Hopkins, stayed in the house during filming. Until 1881 a regular packet boat operated between Oban and Grass Point. This was replaced that year by a daily steamer service from Oban to Tobermory.
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