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Isle of Kerrera

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Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera
Phone:
+44 1631 563665

Address:
Oban, | Argyll, PA34 4SX, Scotland

Kerrera is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. In 2016 it had a population of 45 divided into two communities in the north and south of the island.The island is around 7 km long and around 2 km wide, and is separated from the mainland by the Sound of Kerrera, about 500 m wide. The island is linked to the mainland by two ferry services. In the middle of the island, the Caledonian MacBrayne passenger ferry MV Carvoria operates from the Gallanach Road . From the landing place, tracks lead to the scattered settlements in the centre and south of the island. The northern tip of the island can be accessed by a separate ferry service operating from North Pier in the centre of Oban. The service runs to a bay near Ardentrive Farm, which is linked by a track to the rest of the island. The island is known for the ruined Gylen Castle, a small tower house built in 1582. It was also the place where Alexander II of Scotland died in 1249. The highest point on Kerrera is Carn Breugach at 189 m . Most of the island is owned by the McDougalls of Dunollie, who are descended from the Norse-Gael Somerled. The four-acre tidal island at the north-east tip of Kerrera, Rubh a' Chruidh, was sold for £426,000 in 2010 to Lanarkshire businessman David Hamilton. who built an American beach style three bedroom house and a helipad on the island.The artist J. M. W. Turner visited Kerrera in 1831 and made 25 sketches of the castle which are in the Tate Gallery, London.The main industries on the island are farming and tourism. There was an exotic bird sanctuary but it is now closed . There is a tea room/café at the south end near Gylen Castle but no metalled roads, no store and no pub. The castle itself was restored to some extent in 2006 and is open to the public.
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