Argyle, Arran and the Isles

With a vast mainland and home to 23 inhabited islands, the scenery and landscape in Argyll & the Isles will take your breath away. Arran which means "The Peaked Island" in Gaelic, is a small island off the West Coast of Scotland and lies in the Firth of Clyde. Arran is often referred to as 'Scotland in Miniature', and captures many aspects of the beauty of Scotland as a whole, with landscapes of towering granite peaks to peaceful sandy bays.

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

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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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