More on Mull (and Ulva)

[ThistleDown]

hi
did you visit Ionna
when you say working were you engaged in some archaeological dig ??
how far from the road are the caveas as im not great at walkin too far
i remeber camping on a golden beach on ionna
i live in england and its been many years since i visited with my parents must take my kids one day
did you see the fossilized trees ?? or many stone circles
thanks for your great pictures

I have been on Iona, but not in 2007, when these photos were taken.

When I was on Ulva fifteen years ago it was as a participant in a minor survey to verify information obtained by others a decade before. Somebody in the last ten years has crudely excavated the floor of the cave and the pit they created has become a repository for all sort of trash, much of it from the commercial fishery.

Ulva is a private island. You are welcome to visit, but vehicles are not permitted. There are some farm tracks and many criss-crossing pathways, but circumnavigation probably requires you devote five hours and be fairly fit for some parts. The basalt cliffs are on the opposite side of the island to the ferry slip.

There are many neolithic remains in Mull, as there are in mainland Argyll, but less attention has been paid to them because of the wealth of fine sites in Kilmartin, Kilberry and elsewhere.