The Isle of Mull. Terry Marsh

      

      THE ISLE OF MULL

      by

      Terry Marsh

      JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS,

      OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL

      www.cicerone.co.uk

      About the Author

      Terry Marsh is a Lancashire-based award-winning writer and photographer specialising in the outdoors and travel, who has authored, co-authored and revised over one hundred travel or walking guidebooks.

      He holds a Master of Arts degree (with Distinction) in Lake District Studies, and is a Doctor of Philosophy in Historical Geography, both from Lancaster University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (Scotland), and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

      Terry first visited Mull more than 20 years ago, and has been returning regularly ever since.

      Other Cicerone guides by the author

      The Coast to Coast Walk

      Geocaching in the UK

      Great Mountain Days in Snowdonia

      Great Mountain Days in the Pennines

      The Dales Way

      The Isle of Man

      The Isle of Skye

      The Severn Way

      The West Highland Way

      Walking on the Isle of Man

      Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle

      Walking on the West Pennine Moors

      © Terry Marsh 2017

      Second edition 2017

      ISBN: 978 1 85284 961 0

      First edition 2011

      Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

       This product includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey® with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © Crown copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Licence number PU100012932

      Acknowledgements

      My thanks are due to Douglas Grierson, Access Officer, Argyll and Bute Council, and to Jan Dunlop of the Mull and Iona Community Trust for invaluable help and advice about the feasibility of the routes. The map of the estates on Mull is reproduced by permission of the Community Trust. I also much appreciate the advice and co-operation given by Jamie Howard of the island of Ulva.

      But, of course, special thanks are due to my wife, Vivienne, who kept me fed, watered, motivated and dry during our weeks on Mull, while I was researching and writing the book. And Teal, our dog, tested many a bog, and swam or paddled in everything that resembled a lake or a river.

      Updates to this Guide

      While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/961/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time.

      We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, Juniper House, Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal LA9 7RL, United Kingdom.

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      Front cover: Island and skerries south of Ulva, viewed from Ormaig

      CONTENTS

       Map key

       Overview map

       PREFACE

       INTRODUCTION

       History

       Geology

       Plants and Wildlife

       When to Go

       How to Get There

       Getting Around

       Accommodation

       Communications

       Using This Guide

       Access in Scotland

       Stalking

       Safety

       Maps

       Paths

       THE WALKS

       1 NORTH MULL

       1.1 Tobermory and Aros Park

       1.2 Rubha nan Gall

       1.3 Ardmore

       1.4 Glengorm Castle and Dùn Ara

       1.5 Glen Gorm East and Glengorm Castle

       1.6 Quinish Point and Mingary Aird

       1.7 Ardmore Forest Trails

       1.8 ‘S Airde Beinn and Crater Loch

       1.9 Calgary Bay and Caliach Point