Roger (Grisly)'s photos with the keyword: MaCaig's Tower

An image resurrected from the archives (2013) in response to a memory jog by Keith This is the view of the Sound of Mull from MaCaig's Tower, Oban which can be seen in the previous image. The calmac ferry Isle of Mull is passing the island of Kerrera on the left and St Columba's Cathedral on the right as it enters Oban Bay. Full screen is probably best

Oban bay and George Street, with (MaCaig's Tower Note 1) also known as McCaig's Folly,[2] is a prominent tower on Battery Hill[3] overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres (660 ft) with two-tiers of 94 lancet arches (44 on the bottom and 50 on top). It is a Grade B Listed historic monument. (wkipedia) And the Oban Distillery, (Note 2) a link to a fascinating video if you have the time to watch, www.obanwhisky.com/distillery ( You may need to click the home buttton) Oban is also a major ferry terminal mainly for the islands of the inner Hebrides Finally, a whisky song www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPin6munNyA Large if you please, And HWW