Poll nan Corran

There are so many small delightful islands around the west side of the Sound of Luing that it is difficult to prefer one to another. The special thing about this anchorage is to walk to the edge of the Grey Dogs Channel (Little Corryvreckan) and gaze at the tide race and wonder whether to give it a go, as I have seen a 30 foot yacht do, even on the flood, admittedly in a flat calm sea. At springs the water really does run seriously downhill and even on a quiet day the whole place has a very unsettling look about it. In fact very few boats seem to attempt this passage, and I certainly haven't (yet). You can also get to the same point by walking from the Camas a'Mhor-Fhir anchorage, but it is more difficult. The view from the hill on the SW tip of the island is particularly grand and panoramic and, of course, the wild flowers are fantastic. Mind you the anchorage itself is fine too, out of the tide, and you can watch the boats going up - or down - the Sound of Luing. A bit north of the anchorage there is quite a well kept looking house, perhaps mostly unoccupied, I don't know.