Bunessan village from across the bay,Isle of Mull,Ross of Mull,Inner Hebrides,Highlands,Scotland,UK.
Bunessan is the largest village on the Ross of Mull and was once the centre of activity for the densely populated crofting townships surrounding there are three shops, a restaurant, a pub and hotel, gift shop, the Historical Centre, Fire Station and Doctor’s Surgery. The old pier in the village is no longer used and today’s fishing pier is a ¼ mile to the northwest on the road to Fionnphort. The local crab and prawn boats now use this pier which used to be known as the Maize Pier (maize was brought in by boat to feed the crofting community who were starving as the time of the potato famine in the 19th century).The pier is very busy and the Scottish shellfish caught is landed mostly for international export. Locally, fishing is one of the main employers and important to the economy of the community – crofting and tourism complements the Gaelic name Bun-Easin, which means ‘Foot of the Little Waterfall’, refers to the waterfall on Allt Ruadh (Red Burn) behind the Argyll Arms Hotel. The village sits looking northwards on the shores of Loch na Làthaich (Loch of the Soft Clay). The Bunessan River flows from Loch Assapol into Loch na Làthaich. Where the river meets the sea, salmon and trout will jump to catch the surface flies while they wait for enough water to return to Loch Assapol to Mill was built in the 18th century by the Duke of Argyll. Originally it was single storey with an eleven foot diameter water wheel – the cottage and mill will shortly become the new home for the Ross of Mull Historical Centre.
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Location: Bunessan village from across the bay,Isle of Mull,Ross of Mull,Inner Hebrides,Highlands,Scotland,UK.
Photo credit: © Neil Dangerfield / Alamy / Afripics
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