Places to see in ( Isle of Mull - UK )
Places to see in ( Isle of Mull - UK )
Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute. With an area of 875.35 square kilometres (337.97 sq mi) Mull is the fourth largest Scottish island and the fourth largest island surrounding Great Britain (excluding Ireland). In the 2011 census the usual resident population of Mull was 2,800 a slight increase on the 2001 figure of 2,667; in the summer this is supplemented by many tourists. Much of the population lives in Tobermory, the only burgh on the island until 1973, and its capital. Tobermory is also home to Mull's only single malt Scotch whisky distillery: Tobermory distillery (formerly Ledaig).
It is widely believed that Mull was inhabited from shortly after the end of the last Ice Age, around 6000 BC. Bronze Age inhabitants built menhirs, brochs and a stone circle with examples of burial cairns, cists, standing stones, pottery and knife blades provide compelling evidence. Between 600 BC and AD 400, Iron Age inhabitants were building protective forts, duns and crannogs. Whether or not they were Picts is unclear.
In the 6th century, Irish migrants invaded Mull and the surrounding coast, establishing the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata. The kingdom was divided into a number of regions, each controlled by a kin group, of which the Cenél Loairn controlled Mull and the adjacent mainland to the east. Dál Riata was a springboard for the christianisation of the mainland; the pivotal point was AD 563, when Columba, an Irish missionary, arrived at Iona (just off the south-west point of Mull) and founded a monastery, from which to start evangelising the local population.
Mull has a coastline of 480 kilometres (300 mi) and its climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream. The island has a mountainous core; the highest peak on the island is Ben More, which reaches 966 metres (3,169 ft). Various peninsulas, which are predominantly moorland, radiate from the centre.
The Aros peninsula to the north includes the main town of Tobermory, which was a burgh until 1973 when burghs were abolished. Other settlements include Salen, Dervaig and Calgary. The Ross of Mull lies to the south west and includes the villages of Bunessan, Pennyghael, Uisken and Fionnphort. Lochbuie, Lochdon and Craignure lie to the east.
Numerous islands lie off the west coast of Mull, including Erraid, Inch Kenneth, Iona, Gometra, and Ulva. Smaller uninhabited islands include Eorsa, Little Colonsay, the Treshnish Isles and Staffa (of Fingal's Cave fame). Calve Island is an uninhabited island in Tobermory Bay. Two outlying rock lighthouses are also visible from the south west of Mull, Dubh Artach and Skerryvore. The Torran Rocks are a large shoal of reefs, islets and skerries, approximately 15 square miles (39 km2) in extent, located two miles (3 km) to the south west, between the Ross of Mull peninsula and Dubh Artach. Frank Lockwood's Island near Lochbuie is named after the brother-in-law of the 21st MacLean of Lochbuie, who was Solicitor General from 1894-5.
Ferry links to Mull from the mainland include Oban to Craignure (approx. 45 minutes), Kilchoan to Tobermory (approx. 35 minutes) and Lochaline to Fishnish (approx. 15 minutes). Advance bookings are not required for the Kilchoan or Fishnish ferries; access to those two ferry terminals on the mainland side is via single-track roads.
There are ferry links from Fionnphort on Mull to the neighbouring island of Iona and from Oskamull to Ulva. In past years there were direct sailings to Oban (calling at Drimnin, Salen, Lochaline and Craignure), and to Barra, Coll and Tiree from Tobermory. During the summer there was also a sailing to Staffa and Iona from Oban which called at Tobermory. The Isle of Mull Railway ran from Craignure to Torosay Castle, but closed in 2011.
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Places to see in ( Seahouses - UK )
Places to see in ( Seahouses - UK )
Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. Seahouses is about 20 km north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Seahouses attracts many visitors, mainly from the north east area. However national and international tourists often come to Seahouses whilst visiting the Northumberland National Park, Northumberland Coast and the Farne Islands.
Seahouses also has a working fishing port, which also serves the tourist trade, being the embarkation point for visits to the Farne Islands. From shops in the town and booths along the harbour, several boat companies operate, offering various packages which may include inter alia landing on at least one Farne, seeing seals and seabirds, and hearing a commentary on the islands and the Grace Darling story or scuba diving on the many Farnes Islands wrecks. Grace Darling's brother is buried in the cemetery at North Sunderland. He died in 1903, aged 84. The current Seahouses lifeboat bears the name Grace Darling.
The Seahouses Festival is an annual cultural event which began in 1999 as a small sea shanty festival. After a significant European funding grant from the Leader+ programme, in 2005, it has grown into a more broadly based cultural celebration.
Between 1898 and 1951, Seahouses was the north-eastern terminus of the North Sunderland Railway. Independent until its final closure, it formed a standard gauge rail link between the village and Chathill Station on the East Coast Main Line (Wright, 1988). The site of Seahouses station is now the town car park and the trackbed between village and North Sunderland is a public footpath.
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The Great Scotland Motorcycle Road Trip - Part 1-6
The complete trip is divided into 6 amazing parts.
5000 km in 15 days
29 May - 12 June 2014
Chapters:
Part 1 - day 01 to 04 - - Netherlands - Newcastle - Edinburg - Killin
Part 2 - day 05 to 06 - - Killin -Aviemore - Tobermory
Part 3 - day 06 to 08 - - Tobermory - Portree - Ullapool
Part 4 - day 09 to 10 - - Ullapool - Wick - Inverness
Part 5 - day 11 to 13 - - Inverness - Fort William - Glasgow - Gretna Green
Part 6 - day 14 to 15 - - Gretna Green - Newcastle - Netherlands
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Gerry Davis - Loch Eil
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The Great Scotland Motorcycle Road Trip - Part 6-6
The complete trip is divided into 6 amazing parts.
5000 km in 15 days
29 May - 12 June 2014
Chapters:
Part 1 - day 01 to 04 - - Netherlands - Newcastle - Edinburg - Killin
Part 2 - day 05 to 06 - - Killin -Aviemore - Tobermory
Part 3 - day 06 to 08 - - Tobermory - Portree - Ullapool
Part 4 - day 09 to 10 - - Ullapool - Wick - Inverness
Part 5 - day 11 to 13 - - Inverness - Fort William - Glasgow - Gretna Green
Part 6 - day 14 to 15 - - Gretna Green - Newcastle - Netherlands
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IJmuiden, newcastle, keilder water, Tower Knowe, Kielder, Northumberland,
Jedburgh Abbey, Roslin, rosslyn chapel, the da vinci code,
palace of holyroodhouse, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Stirling Bridge, Stirling Castle,
Duke's Pass, Glenfinglas Dam, Trossachs , The Trossachs National Park,
Falls of Dochart, Killin, Rob Roy MacGregor, Grave site of Rob Roy MacGregor,
Rob Roy MacGregor's Grave in Balquhidder, Loch Lomond, Rob Roy ,
Rob Roy's Grave, Balquhidder, Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve,
Ben Lawers, Scottish Highlands ,Hydro Electric Damn on Lochan na Lairige,
tummel bridge power station, Grampian Hydroelectric Scheme, Cairngorms National Park,
Balmoral Estates, Aviemore, Tobermory, Ruthven Barracks from Torcroy, Loch Laggan,
Loch Laggan Dam, Fort William, Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, Glen Nevis,
Neptune's Staircase, Caledonian Canal, Loch Eil, Lochaline, Isle of Mull,Fishnish,
Lochaline Ferry to Fishnish on Mull, Morvern, Ferry Craignure To Oban, Ferry Tobermory - Kilchoan,
isle of skye, Portree, ferry mallaig to armadale, stunning views, Creag an Fheilidh (kilt rock),
Ullapool, Wick, John o'Groats , Ard Neackie, Loch Eriboll, Kyle of Tongue Bridge, Dunnet,
Cromarty Bridge, Dornoch Firth Bridge, Kessock Bridge, chanonry point, dolphins , Inverness,
Beaufort Hotel, Fort George, Culloden viaduct, Clava viaduct, Nairn viaduct,
Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Commando Memorial, Glasgow, Shuna, Slate Islands,
Connel Bridge, Caerlaverock Castle, lockerbie, Gretna Green, northumberland,
Walltown Quarry, Hadrian's Wall, Cawfields Crag, Crag Lough,
Chollerford Weir on the River North Tyne, Ross & Cromarty,
Pass of the Cattle Road - Down to Applecross, Applecross,
Bealach na Ba Pass, Oban, Loch Melfort, Roman Army Museum.
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