The Sound of Mull Project is a Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative (SSMEI) spatial plan of Argyll and Bute Council which sets out details on the marine, environmental and coastal activities in the Sound.[1]
The largest settlement on the Sound is Tobermory on Mull, which lies near the northern entrance of the Sound.
Transport
There are several ferry routes that use the Sound, most of which originate from Oban. These include the ferry between Oban and Craignure, the main ferry port on Mull, whose main pier was built in 1964.[2][3] Other ferry routes across the Sound include Tobermory to Kilchoan and Fishnish to Lochaline.[3]
Wrecks
The Sound has long been used for navigation, linking ports such as Oban and Tobermory with the Atlantic. As such, there are a number of wrecks in the Sound. The SS Thesis was a cargo steamship which was wrecked in October 1889 in the Sound.[4]
The wreck of the SS Shuna is located in the Sound.[6] The Shuna was a Glasgow steamer, owned by Messers Glen & Co., that was carrying a cargo of coal and iron from Glasgow to Gothenburg when it struck on the Grey Rocks during a storm in May 1913 and subsequently became a total loss.[6]
The SS Rondo was a First World War US cargo ship that sank in the Sound on 25 January 1935 whilst seeking shelter from a storm.[7]
The eastern edge of the Sound is marked by two lighthouses, one on each side. Eilean Musdile (Lismore Lighthouse) built in 1833 is on the Isle of Lismore and Duart Point built 1900, in memorial to Scottish novelist William Black on Mull.[12][13][14][15]
Economy
A fishing vessel in the Sound of Mull.
Traditionally, the local economy was based on fishing and agriculture. There are three castles that face the Sound, these are Ardtornish Castle (a 14th century castle ruin of Clan Donald) and Aros Castle (a ruined 13th century castle originally of the Clan MacDougall).[16][17]Duart Castle (Caisteal Dhubhairt) dates back to the 13th century and is the seat of Clan MacLean.[18]
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