2022

NM8529 : Oban - McCaig's Warehouse and The Corryvreckan

taken 3 years ago, near to Oban, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

This is 1 of 130 images, with title starting with Oban in this square
Oban - McCaig's Warehouse and The Corryvreckan
Oban - McCaig's Warehouse and The Corryvreckan
Looking at the southern end of Oban Bay with "McCaig's Warehouse" and a "Wetherspoon's" pub "The Corryvreckan". Several local fishing boats are moored up along the harbour wall here. The CalMac ferry terminal is off-image to the right.
Oban

Oban is an important town on the west coast of Scotland. Although its population is only a little over 8,000 this number can be tripled in the peak tourist season. The town possesses two cathedrals (neither of which makes it a city however); on the waterfront towards the north end of the town is the Cathedral Church of St Columba. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and mother church of the diocese. The second cathedral, not far from it, but slightly inland on George Street is the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
But Oban's biggest claim to fame is its harbour and the associated ferries. Many of CalMac's fleet are berthed here and sail to the following island ports (island in brackets):
Castlebay (Barra)
Arinagour (Coll)
Scalasaig (Colonsay)
Craignure (Mull)
Achnacroish (Lismore)
Lochboisdale (South Uist)
Port Askaig (Islay)
Scarinish (Tiree)
and also to the following locations on the mainland:
Kennacraig (Kintyre)
Mallaig (North Morar)


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Geographical Context: Coastal City, Town centre Docks, Harbours Place: Oban Bay Oban Primary Subject: Seafront
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NM8529, 939 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 30 June, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 8575 2993 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:24.7705N 5:28.4816W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 8562 2998
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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