{"id":932,"date":"2011-11-15T23:06:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T23:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/paul.hodgkinson\/wordpress\/?p=932"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:36:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:36:11","slug":"glencoe-iii-mull-iona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2011\/11\/glencoe-iii-mull-iona\/","title":{"rendered":"Glencoe III – Mull & Iona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday
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\"MullFerry\"<\/a> \"MullFerryLighthouse\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Up early, to catch the Mull ferry<\/a> from Oban. (R) Passing the Eilean Musdile<\/a> lighthouse.<\/p>\n

\"MullCraignure\"<\/a> \"MullFerryDocked\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Arriving at Craignure,\u00a0Mull<\/a>‘s main ferry port.<\/p>\n

\"MullCoast2\"<\/a> \"MullCoast\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Pictures of the Mull coast taken from the tour bus. For a relatively modest island (400 square miles), Mull has a lot of coast (300 miles)!<\/p>\n

\"MullFionnphort\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The passenger ferry to the historic island of Iona<\/a> runs from the tiny port of Fionnphort<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"IonaCrossing\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Crossing from Mull to Iona.<\/p>\n

\"IonaCrossing2\"<\/a>\u00a0\"IonaLanding\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Arriving on Iona.<\/p>\n

\"IonaCoast2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ferry on the return to Fionnphort.<\/p>\n

\"IonaRoad\"<\/a>\u00a0\"IonaCoast\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(L) Crossing over to the west coast of Iona (R).<\/p>\n

\"IonaNunsGarden\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The ruins of the Iona Nunnery<\/a>, founded in 1203 and abandoned after the Reformation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"IonaAbbey\"<\/a> \"IonaAbbey3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Iona Abbey<\/a>, founded by St. Columba<\/a> in 563.<\/p>\n

\"IonaCloisters\"<\/a> \"IonaAbbey2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(L) The cloisters. (R) Inside the abbey church. The abbey buildings are now the centre for the ecumenical Iona Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"IonaVillage\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking back at the village of Iona on the return journey.<\/p>\n

\"MullFerrySwallow\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cars boarding the ferry back to Oban.<\/p>\n

\"Oban\"<\/a> \"Oban2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Views of Oban<\/a> harbour.<\/p>\n

\"ObanDocking\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Docking at Oban ferry port.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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