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Oban

Top Sights

McCaig's Tower B2

Oban Distillery B3

War & Peace Museum A2

Activities, Courses & Tours

1 Bowman's Tours B3

Sleeping

2 Heatherfield House B2

Eating

3 Cuan Mor B3

4 Ee'usk A3

5 Shellfish Bar A4

6 Waterfront Fishouse Restaurant A3

Sights

MCCAIG'S TOWER
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| Historic Building

(cnr Laurel & Duncraggan Rds; 24hr) Crowning the hill above the town centre is the Victori-
an folly known as McCaig's Tower. Its construction was commissioned in 1890 by local
worthy John Stuart McCaig, an art critic, philosophical essayist and banker, with the phil-
anthropic intention of providing work for unemployed stonemasons.
To reach it on foot, make the steep climb up Jacob's Ladder (a flight of stairs) from
Argyll St and then follow the signs. The views over the bay are worth the effort.

OBAN DISTILLERY | Distillery

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