Note 2: The photograph at the top is of the Eilean Mor anchorage in the MacCormaig islands at the entrance to Loch Craignish. It is in Wikipedia, is reproduced here under the Creative Commons licence and was taken by ‘Donald MacDonald’. Since the MacCormaig’s were gifted to the SNP, we assume that the photograph was by the late SNP Councillor Donald MacDonald; that, as a keen sailor, the yacht at anchor was his; and that he will have had a special pride and pleasure in sailing in there.
Note 2: The photograph at the top is of the Eilean Mor anchorage in the MacCormaig islands at the entrance to Loch Craignish. It is in Wikipedia, is reproduced here under the Creative Commons licence and was taken by ‘Donald MacDonald’. Since the MacCormaig’s were gifted to the SNP, we assume that the photograph was by the late SNP Councillor Donald MacDonald; that, as a keen sailor, the yacht at anchor was his; and that he will have had a special pride and pleasure in sailing in there.
I don't know about the rest of the story, but the bit about the evictions from the "hidden village" is reasonably accurate. At one point various dilapidated vehicles - converted ambulances and the like - were lined up at Craobh road end presumably waiting to be picked up by the scrappies. That would be about 5 years ago IIRC.
I thought it was a couple of boat widths this way and perhaps a tad to the right.
I dived in there and never found the bloody thing then Webbingtons parks up and swings into it. No bloody justice.
Anchored in there last year. John Paul Jones used to lie/lurk in the wee anchorage according to historical records. Perhaps he founded the SNP as well as the American navy.
Interestingly I went looking for the rock(s) and couldn't find them. Perhaps wasn't quite on the right spot in spite of the transits, perhaps they were deeper than I could go with an Oar.
There are two rocks. IIRC off the yacht in the picture starboard bow there is a patch of kelp near the shore and this is one of the rocks. The other is just off the small slip and is quite visible as a white top amongst kelp / boulders at low water. One of the pilot books states that this rock was blown up.
I stopped in there last summer briefly. (Hadn't been in for maybe 7-8 years).
One rock is on far side, just behind bow of pictured boat. Other as said is near the "slip".
If only one boat I reckon best anchorage is right in the middle.
Geoff.
"Contender" Rival 32: Roseneath in winter, Mooring off Gourock in summer.
islecastle wrote:Loch Craignish?
The important rock was blown up by the army about 15 years ago.
Sorry if this post is duplicated. It didn't seem to work first time.
Dave
The first post by a new member has to be approved - this stops spammers in their tracks, but it does sometimes take a while for myself or Silkie to approve a new post, so sorry for the inconvenience and welcome to the forum.
