A Guide To The Isle Of Mull - Argyll And Bute
The Isle of Mull - Argyll and Bute is often referred to as Mull. This island is the second biggest island within the area that is known as the Inner Hebrides. This island is off the western coast of Scotland and it is within the area that controlled by Argyll and Bute council.
Mull covers an area of 380 square miles and its the fourth biggest island within Scotland and its also the fourth biggest island that surrounds the United Kingdom. Mull has a population of 2667.
During the summer months in Mull the population grows a lot due to the vast amounts of tourists that visit the isle of Mull. A lot of the residential population on the island live within Tobermory and the town is home to 700 people. There is only one burgh on the island and this is Tobermory, this has been a burgh since 1973. Tobermory is the location for the only whisky distillery on the island.
There is a good network for education on the island. There is several different primary schools on the island and there is one high school which is based in Tobermory. Children from the south and western part of the Island attend high school in Oban and they say there from Monday to Thursday.
The Isle of Mull has coastline which stretches to three hundred miles. This island has a moderate climate which is helped by the Gulf Stream. This island has a lot of lovely scenery and a lot of this is mountain. One of the highest mountains on the island is Ben More and this mountain us nine hundred sixty six meters in height. There is numerous peninsulas which are mainly moorland.
In the north of the Island is Tobermory, Salen and Calgary and these are located on the Aros peninsula. In the south west of the Island is Bunessan and Fionnphort which are part of Ross of Mull. In the south east of the island is Lochbuie, Craignure and Lochdon.
There is a range of islands that are located off the western part of the island and these are places such as Ulva, Erraid and Iona, There is also some small uninhabited islands which are known as Gometra, Eorsa and Staffa. Staffa is famous as the location for Fingals Cave.