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for 4 miles to majestic Glengorm Castle ( 01688-302321; www.glengormcastle.co.uk ; Glen-
gorm; 10am-5pm Easter-mid-Oct) with views across the sea to Ardnamurchan, Rum and the
Outer Hebrides. The castle outbuildings house an art gallery featuring the work of local
artists, a farm shop selling local produce, and an excellent coffee shop . The castle itself
is not open to the public, but you're free to explore the beautiful grounds.
The Old Byre Heritage Centre ( Click here ) brings Mull's social and natural history
to life through a series of tableaux and half-hour film shows. The prize for most bizarre
exhibit goes to the 40cm-long model of a midge. The centre's tearoom serves good, inex-
pensive snacks, including homemade soup and clootie dumpling, and there's a kids' out-
door play area.
Mull's best (and busiest) silver-sand beach , flanked by cliffs and with views out to
Coll and Tiree, is at Calgary , about 12 miles west of Tobermory. And yes - this is the
place from which the more famous Calgary in Alberta, Canada, takes its name.

South Mull
The road from Craignure to Fionnphort climbs through some wild and desolate scenery
before reaching the southwestern part of the island, which consists of a long peninsula
called the Ross of Mull . The Ross has a spectacular south coast lined with black basalt
cliffs that give way further west to white-sand beaches and pink granite crags. The cliffs
are highest at Malcolm's Point, near the superb Carsaig Arches .
The little village of Bunessan has a hotel, tearoom, pub and some shops, and is home to
the Ross of Mull Historical Centre ( 01681-700659; www.romhc.org.uk ; admission £2;
10am-4pm Mon-Fri Easter-Oct) , a cottage museum that houses displays on local history, geo-
logy, archaeology, genealogy and wildlife.
A minor road leads south from here to the beautiful white-sand bay of Uisken , with
views of the Paps of Jura. You can camp beside the beach here (£1 per person; ask for per-
mission at Uisken Croft), but there are no facilities.
At the western end of the Ross, 38 miles from Craignure, is Fionnphort ( finn -a-fort)
and the ferry to Iona. The coast here is a beautiful blend of pink granite rocks, white sandy
beaches and vivid turquoise sea.

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