This is a record of the Mull Railway’s history from its beginnings to the closure. The railway is 1¼ miles (2 km) long and operates steam and diesel hauled trains to Torosay, where you can visit Scottish Baronial Torosay Castle and 12 acres (4.8 hectares) of prize-winning gardens and woodland walks. There is also a […]
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The Macquarie Mausoleum is located at Gruline and is the burial place of Major General Lachlan Macquarie of Ulva (1761 – 1824), the first Governor of New South Wales and ‘father of Australia’. The mausoleum is owned by the National Trust for Australia and is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland. Lachlan Macquarie […]
Read MoreThe Vikings and Early Settlers Why begin with the Vikings? It was already 800AD when they turned up here. Others came much earlier but the Vikings are the first whose comment we can quote. A scout, sent ashore from the longboat is alleged to have reported, “Ullamhdha”, Viking for ‘Nobody Home’. They named the island […]
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