- Isle of Mull is in Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
- Inner Hebrides
- Check access, weather and local guidance before travelling.
About Isle of Mull
Mull is the second-largest of the Inner Hebrides, a green and mountainous island fringed by white-shell beaches and working fishing ports. Its capital Tobermory is famous for its multi-coloured harbourfront, and the island is a stronghold for white-tailed eagles and otters.
The story of Isle of Mull
Duart Castle, the 13th-century seat of Clan MacLean, guards the Sound of Mull and was besieged by Argyll in 1691 before being reclaimed and restored in 1911. Tobermory was founded in 1788 by the British Fisheries Society as a planned fishing village, and a Spanish Armada galleon is said to have sunk in the bay in 1588, its gold still undiscovered. The neighbouring island of Staffa, with its basalt columns and Fingal's Cave, inspired Mendelssohn to write the Hebrides Overture after his 1829 visit.
Visiting with care
Most visitors arrive on the Oban–Craignure ferry and base themselves in Tobermory or Salen. The drive across the island to Fionnphort is the gateway to Iona, and Mull Eagle Watch offers guided sightings of white-tailed eagles in season.
Interesting facts
- Mull is the second-largest island of the Inner Hebrides after Skye.
- Staffa's Fingal's Cave is formed of the same hexagonal basalt as the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
- Tobermory Distillery, founded in 1798, produces both unpeated Tobermory and peated Ledaig single malt.
- Mull supports one of the densest populations of white-tailed eagles in Britain.
Getting there
Parking and access details — check locally for the latest information.