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The white Fisherman and Child statue on its round platform at the end of Mallaig harbour wall, seen from the water below a navigation tower.
Lochaber

The Fisherman and Child Statue

A white statue of a fisherman and a child on the harbour wall at Mallaig, the fisherman pointing out to sea.

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At the end of the harbour wall in Mallaig, where the boats come and go, stands a white statue of a fisherman and a child.

The two hold hands and the fisherman points out to sea, as if showing the child the waters that made the town, and an old whaling harpoon and a ship's anchor lie beside them.

The statue, 2.4 metres tall, cast in concrete and painted bright white, was given to Mallaig by its sculptor, Mark Rogers. Mallaig grew from a single farm in the 1840s into a busy fishing port, and by the 1960s it was the busiest herring port in Europe. Fishing boats still crowd the harbour today.

It makes a lovely short walk from the station and the ferry terminal, out along the harbour to the statue, with the working boats all around.

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On the harbour wall, seen at any hour.

Where
The harbour wall, Mallaig.
Height
2.4 metres.
Sculptor
Mark Rogers.

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Where it is

At the end of the harbour wall in Mallaig, on the north side of the ferry terminal, PH41 4QD.

Close byMallaig.
  1. The Mallaig Heritage Centre, a low building under a pitched slate roof beside the railway platform, a brick path and planters in front.Mallaig Heritage CentreThe town's story by the station.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. The Tea Garden, MallaigThe Tea Garden, MallaigA cafe and restaurant with a flower-filled garden terrace by the harbour in Mallaig, serving fish and seafood straight off the boats.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Empty café dining room with pale wooden tables, white chairs and hanging pendant lightsThe Cabin Restaurant and TakeawayUnder a mile 1 min by road
  4. Picnic tables outside the West Highland Hotel overlooking Mallaig's church and coastlineThe Chlachain InnA small pub with food and rooms in Mallaig, built around 1900, serving West Coast seafood, with live music on Saturdays and a Thursday quiz.Under a mile 1 min by road
  5. MallaigMallaigThe harbour town.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. Yellow boat moored in a tidal river winding through a sandy beachSilver Sands of MorarWhite beaches down the coast.4 miles 6 min by road
Directions
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Black sign reading "The Old Forge" among trees, rooftop visible behindRestaurantsThe Old Forge, Knoydart2.1 miles
Two silhouetted diners watch a tall ship sail past mountains beyond the windowCafeKnoydart Pottery and Tea Room2.1 miles
Gift shop interior with wooden shelves, antlers and a pegboard display wallCafeKnoydart Shop2.1 miles
Weathered wooden post on a seaweed-strewn beach beneath a forested mountainAttractionsLong Beach, Knoydart2.1 miles
Loch Etive framed by steep mountains under a glowing evening skyAttractionsLoch Morar6.9 miles
White houses along the shoreline at low tide, seaweed-covered rocks in foregroundAttractionsArisaig7.5 miles

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Places to stay near the statue, and when each is next free.

A keeper's cottage and lighthouse stand together on a rocky headland overlooking the sea at Eilean Sionnach.Eilean Sionnach Lighthouse Cottage
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  • In Isleornsay
  • 10 miles from the Fisherman and Child
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  • In Sleat
  • 12 miles from the Fisherman and Child
Check datesStonechat Bothy, a timber-clad cabin with a grey corrugated roof, at the end of a grassy double track among birch, pine and rushes.Stonechat Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Drumfearn
  • 12 miles from the Fisherman and Child
Free 1–4 MarBothan Beileag, Isle of SkyeBothan Beileag
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Heasta
  • 13 miles from the Fisherman and Child
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