Lochbuie, Mull
Lochbuie
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 Lochbuie House and Moy Castle |
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 Lochbuie
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| Lochbuie shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM616249 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF MULL |
| Postcode district | PA62 |
| Dialling code | 01680 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Lochbuie (Scottish Gaelic: Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch") is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure.
Once known as the "Garden of Mull" the fertile land around the main village of seventeen houses is surrounded by hills with the narrow valley to the east containing both Loch Uisg and the only road to the estate. The settlement lies at the head of Loch Buie, a sea loch which contains the tidal islands of Eilean Mòr and Eilean Uamh Ghuaidhre. Frank Lockwood's Island (or Eilean Sneth Dian) lies in the Firth of Lorne, just offshore from the Laggan peninsula to the south. This island is named after Frank Lockwood who was Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1894 to 1895 and the brother-in-law of the 21st MacLean of Lochbuie.
The highest hills in the area are Ben Buie whose summit is 747 metres (2,451 ft) above sea level to the north, the Druim Fada range reaching 405 metres (1,329 ft) to the south and Craig Ben, at 698 metres (2,290 ft) to the east, overlooking Loch Spelve. A track allows walking access to Carsaig 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west.
There is a fine stone circle at Lochbuie, the only one on Mull, and the remains of a pre-historic tomb. Moy Castle was originally a fourteenth-century keep, subsequently altered, and is now an uninhabited 3-storey tower. It is near the imposing 18th century Lochbuie House and both buildings were once the seat of Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie. There is the medieval chapel of Caibeal Mheamhair, which may originally have been dedicated to St. Oran, rebuilt in the 19th century as a mausoleum for the MacLaine family. A luxurious silver brooch (known as the Lochbuie Brooch) dating to c. 1500 was found on the estate and has been in the British Museum's collection since 1855. Lochbuie is in the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles and there is a small Episcopal church built in 1876 consecrated to the mythical St Kilda.
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