Shuna, Slate Islands
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Facts and practical information
Shuna is one of the Slate Islands lying east of Luing on the west coast of Scotland. ()
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Shuna, Slate Islands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Carnasserie Castle, Kilmartin Glen, Kilmartin Stones, Kilmartin Castle.
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castlesCarnasserie Castle, Kilmartin
166 min walk • Carnasserie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing. It is located around 2 kilometres north of Kilmartin, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland, at grid reference NM837009.
Archaeological siteKilmartin Glen, Kilmartin
183 min walk • Kilmartin Glen is an area in Argyll north of Knapdale. It has the most important concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. The glen is located between Oban and Lochgilphead, surrounding the village of Kilmartin.
Archaeological site, CafeKilmartin Stones, Kilmartin
185 min walk • The Kilmartin Stones are a collection of 79 ancient graveslabs at Kilmartin parish church in the village of Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, about 30 km due south of Oban.
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castlesKilmartin Castle, Kilmartin
182 min walk • Kilmartin Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house castle at Kilmartin, Scotland. Built by the Rector of Kilmartin and later owned by Clan Campbell. It was restored and refurbished as a bed and breakfast in the 1990s.
IslandLuing
45 min walk • One of the island's most iconic landmarks is the Atlantic Bridge, a stunning feat of engineering that connects Luing to the nearby island of Seil. Visitors can stroll along the bridge and take in the panoramic views of the surrounding sea and rugged coastline, making...
IslandTorsa
84 min walk • Torsa is one of the Slate Islands in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Lying east of Luing and south of Seil, this tidal island was inhabited until the 1960s. There is now only one house there, which is used for holiday lets. The underlying bedrock is slate but unlike Torsa's immediate island neighbours this has never been worked commercially.
Forts and castlesCraignish Castle
101 min walk • Craignish Castle is located on the Craignish peninsula in Argyll, western Scotland. The present castle includes a 16th-century tower, the seat of the Campbell family of Craignish and Jura.
IslandEilean Mhic Chrion
97 min walk • Eilean Mhic Chrion is a tidal island sheltering Ardfern in Loch Craignish, Scotland. Eilean Mhic Chrion is one of 43 tidal islands that can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain and one of 17 that can be walked to from the Scottish mainland.
IslandEilean Rìgh
115 min walk • Eilean Rìgh is an island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Craignish, about 300 metres off the Argyll coastline. The name is Gaelic for "King's Island", although which royal is not known.
IslandEilean Dubh Mòr
112 min walk • Eilean Dubh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach.
Island, LocalityEasdale
150 min walk • One of the most notable features of Easdale is its historic slate quarries, which were once the center of the island's economy. Today, visitors can take a guided tour of the quarries and learn about the island's slate mining heritage.
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