Lochaline Silica Sand Mine

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Kinlochaline Castle

Castle

Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinlochaline Castle is a 15th-century Scottish tower house on the Ardtornish estate in Morvern in the Highland council area. It is also known as Caisteal an Ime because a Lady of Clan MacInnes, Dubh Chal, is said to have paid the builder with butter equal to the volume of the castle. Kinlochaline Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lochaline Silica Sand Mine.

Fishnish

Station

Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fishnish is a ferry terminal on the Isle of Mull, roughly halfway between Tobermory and Craignure. It is owned and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. It is served by the ferry that crosses the Sound of Mull to and from Lochaline. Fishnish is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lochaline Silica Sand Mine.

Inninbeg, Bay Cottage, Ardtornish Estate

Building

Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Inninbeg, Bay Cottage, Ardtornish Estate is a building, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lochaline Silica Sand Mine.

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Lochaline

Village

Photo: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lochaline is the main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. Historian ‘Philip Gaskell’ records that, at the time of the Highland Clearances, in about 1830, John Sinclair of Lochaline founded Lochaline village.

Craignure

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Craignure is a village on the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's a tiny place with a population of perhaps 200, but it's the main point of arrival on Mull, by ferry from Oban.

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