From behind the pier in Tobermory a wooded path follows the coastline, about 50 feet above the shore, towards Bloody Bay. It is very muddy in places but rich in vegetation and crossed by tumbling burns.
Fungi, moss, ivy and nettles all make up this natural sculpture.
Eventually the path opens out, slopes down to the shore and one gets the first view of the lighthouse.
The lighthouse, Rubha nan Gall (the gaelic for Stranger's Point), was built in 1857 by the Stevenson family and became automated in 1960. Beyond the lighthouse, the shore curves away in the long sweep of Bloody Bay, site of a sea battle in 1480 when the waters were said to have run red with blood. Kilhoan in Ardnamurchan can be seen across the bay.
The upper shore at the lighthouse was covered in scurvy grass.
Looking towards Ardmore Point on Mull and Ardnamurchan on the other side.
Looking back towards Tobermory.
A popular yachting area, yachts sail to and from the Sound of Mull and the marina at Tobermory.
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