Craignure

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Craignure (Template:IPAc-en; Template:Langx) is a village and the main ferry port on the Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Torosay.[1]

Geography

The village is located around Craignure Bay, on Mull's east coast. It has a population of roughly 200 people. Close to the village are two castles: Torosay and Duart.

Transport

Ferry

Template:CalMac Oban ferries A regular ferry service connects Craignure with mainland Scotland via the Sound of Mull. The original pier, on the south side of the bay, was built in 1894. The present pier, on the west side of the bay, was built in 1964.[2] Ferries run every two hours (3 to 5 times per day during the winter, & up to 10 times per day during the summer)[3] between Craignure and Oban (on the mainland) by CalMac. Template:S-rail-start Template:S-rail |- | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; text-align:center; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 1px #aaa solid; border-top: 1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;"| Terminus | style="background:#Template:CalMac color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; border-left: 1px #aaa solid; border-right: 1px #aaa solid; border-top:solid 1px #aaa; border-bottom:0px none;" | Caledonian MacBrayne
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Road

Craignure is situated on the A849, an indirect route between Salen and Fionnphort.[4] The village is served by buses to Fionnphort and Tobermory.

Railway

Craignure railway station was on the now closed narrow gauge Isle of Mull Railway.

See also

References

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External links

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