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Place of the day21 hours ago

Fisherman’s Pier Fish and Chips.

A silver fish and chip trailer on Tobermory's harbour front, open every day from noon to 8pm.

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Did you know21 hours ago

White-tailed eagles, the UK's largest birds of prey, died out in Scotland in 1918 and returned from 1975, starting on the Isle of Rum.

Their huge size and broad, almost rectangular wings have earned them the nickname of the flying barn door. The first birds were released on Rum in a project led by the RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage, and more releases followed over the years. Today they live along the west coast of Scotland and on the islands, where they catch fish and also take rabbits, hares and birds such as gulls and ducks. On Mull and Skye, boat trips from Tobermory and Portree go out to look for them.

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From the magazine20 hours agoThe printed copy of Issue 02Issue 02Spring / Summer 2021

Duart Castle, on its high cliff on the Isle of Mull, was wholly rebuilt from scant ruins in the early 20th century.

Its name comes from the Gaelic Dubh Ard, meaning 'black point', and it is the seat of the MacLeans of Duart. Like Eilean Donan Castle, Duart was rebuilt during a wave of international enthusiasm for restoring the seats of Scotland's clans, and it is once again the spiritual home of Clan MacLean. The writer and presenter David C. Weinczok calls it perhaps the single most impressive castle in all of Argyll. The best first sight of it is from the ferry: as the boat from Oban nears Craignure, the castle slowly comes into view, perched like an eagle on its cliff.

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Mull this autumn, in our photographs.

Six places on Mull, each as we found it.

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Places to visit19 hours ago

Isle of Coll.

A low green island west of Mull, with sandy beaches, corncrakes on the machair and some of the darkest skies in Britain.

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Quiz19 hours ago

Ledaig, the smoky whisky made at Tobermory distillery on Mull, takes the distillery's old name. What does Ledaig mean?

Did you know19 hours ago

From Ulva Ferry on the Isle of Mull, Turus Mara lands visitors for two hours on Lunga, among the puffins of the Treshnish Isles.

Lunga is the largest of the Treshnish Isles, and its colony of puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, fulmars and shags is one of the most accessible in Scotland. The boat leaves daily at 11.40am from April to the end of July, and calls at Staffa for an hour. It costs £85 for adults and £42.50 for under-16s. The family firm has sailed these waters since 1973, and runs trips from Oban too.

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From Issue 13 of Hidden Scotland magazineIssue 1318 hours ago

A Weekend Exploring the Isle of Mull

Shelley Richmond, photographer and founder of The Isle of Mull Journal, shares her ideal weekend on Mull from her home in Dervaig, with beaches, kitchens and creative corners.

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From the magazine18 hours ago

Fingal's Cave on the Isle of Staffa, off Mull, is said to have been home to the giant Benandonner, who retreated when he was tricked into thinking his rival was far bigger.

The legend says Benandonner built a causeway all the way to Ireland to fight the Gaelic hero Fingal, only to turn back. Staffa is famous for its hexagonal basalt columns and its enormous cave, but landing there is never certain. The tour guide Graeme Johncock only set foot on the island at his fourth attempt, after the weather had been too poor to land on earlier trips. Families once lived and farmed on its grassy top, which must have been a tough life when the storms came. Even after waiting so long, he found an hour ashore was not enough.

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Places to visit18 hours ago

Calgary Bay.

The largest and easiest beach in north Mull, a long sweep of white sand backed by flowering machair, west of Dervaig.

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Did you know17 hours ago

Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse, by Tobermory on Mull, was tended by keepers for more than a century.

The light was first lit on 10 November 1857, a small light built to mark the northern entrance to the Sound of Mull. Lighthouse keepers tended it for over a hundred years, until it was automated in 1960 and the Northern Lighthouse Board took over its running.

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From our archive17 hours ago

Tobermory, Isle of Mull.

Mull's main town, a planned fishing port of 1788 whose painted houses curve round a sheltered bay on the Sound of Mull. Photograph by Jack Cairney.

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