Scottish anchorages

Not many boats ever seem to anchor off this tiny and remote hamlet.  Maybe they are drawn further into the enclosed mysteries of Loch Spelve sparing just a glance at the surprising telephone box down on the stony beach (surely BT will be removing this sooner rather than later). But it is worth a stop even if you don't want to make a phone call. You are saved a bit of time getting to and from the other anchorages, the views are rather better I think, and in a way the shore is more interesting. There are a few houses, some new and not exactly attractive and one or two which used to look a bit tumbledown but are now restored, some nice gardens, a decaying pier, and a very pretty walk along a track by the shore towards the entrance to the loch. After about five minutes you come to one huge rock perched on top of another looking for all the world like a toadstool down in the water. Go on for another half an hour and you come to one of the very few sandy beaches in the Firth of Lorne - Port nan Crullach. On the way there are beautiful views, trees and all the usual Hebridean flowers. A good place to explore if there is no wind for sailing. Up the hill are scattered ruins of a long forgotten village.