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In the film.
The box features in I Know Where I'm Going, made on Mull in 1945 by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and thought by some critics one of their best films.
Isle of Mull
Carsaig Phonebox Mull
The red K6 phone box by a waterfall on the road to Carsaig pier, a location of Powell and Pressburger's 1945 film.
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On the narrow road down to Carsaig pier, at a bend among tall conifers and ferns, a red telephone box stands on its own beside a waterfall.
It is a K6, the Jubilee kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935, and it would be one of thousands but for a film: it appears in the romance Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger made on Mull in 1945, counted by some critics among their best.
The box and the waterfall set the scene on screen, though the telephone call itself was shot at Denham Studios. It is a listed building, category B since 2007, and when its future came under review in 2026, film lovers from around the world wrote to the council; in August it was saved. The road carries on down to Carsaig Bay, its pier and its beach.
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Before you go
On the minor road from Pennyghael to Carsaig pier, beside the waterfall.
It is a single-track road: pull in only where it is safe, and do not block passing places.
- Getting there
- CalMac ferry: Oban to Craignure (50 minutes), Lochaline to Fishnish, or Kilchoan to Tobermory.
- Where
- The road to Carsaig pier, by the waterfall.
- Stop
- Only where it is safe.
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Shot in a studio.
The telephone call itself was filmed at Denham Studios; the real box and waterfall set the scene around it.
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The Jubilee kiosk.
The K6 was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 for the Silver Jubilee of George V, and stands 8 feet 3 inches tall.
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Red to be seen.
Post Office red was chosen in 1924 because it was easy to spot and gave an official air.
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Saved in 2026.
When the box's future was reviewed, film lovers from around the world wrote to Argyll and Bute Council, which announced on 13 August 2026 that it had been saved.
What is on
What is new across Mull, day by day.
New places, news and stories, as we find them.
What is on on MullWhere it is
The road to Carsaig pier, south Mull.
Close byOn the road to Carsaig.
Carsaig BayA remote bay on Mull's south coast under towering headlands, with a black sand beach, an old pier and seals.Under a mile 2 min by road
Carsaig ArchesTwo great sea arches in the basalt cliffs west of Carsaig, reached by a hard, tidal coastal walk past the Nun's Cave.Under a mile 2 min by road
Fossil TreeThe imprint of a tree over twelve metres high in the lava cliffs at Burg on Mull, reached by a tidal walk of five miles each way.13 miles 29 min by road
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Places to stay near the phone box, and when each is next free.
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The collections it is in and more on Mull.
Find out more
For further reading, before you go. The details on this page were checked on .
- K6 telephone kiosk, CarsaigThe listing and the film.portal.historicenvironment.scotHistoric Environment Scotland↗
- Carsaig's phone box savedHow it was kept in 2026.mulldirectory.co.ukMull Directory↗
- Travel to Mull and IonaThe three ferry routes, buses and island roads.visitmullandiona.co.ukVisit Mull and Iona↗
- CalMac timetablesOban to Craignure, Lochaline to Fishnish, Kilchoan to Tobermory.calmac.co.ukCalMac↗