Scottish anchorages

Loch Sunart

What a strange place Strontian is, a 1960s village, the centre of which is about a mile from the anchorage. But at least it does not try to pretend to be what it isn't, and in fact the place seems rather together, tidy and pleasant. I wonder who was responsible for the plan and the way the whole place is laid out. The area has loads of history as a lead mining centre in the 18th and 19th centuries and, of course, the story of the discovery in 1790 and then isolation of strontium (by Sir Humphry Davey) in 1808. There is a play park and a small but well stocked supermarket in the centre, a café and a very nice small pottery and craft shop selling only things made locally - Woodland Pottery. The trees are great, and there is a community woodland trail around the edge of the village. The Strontian Hotel built in about 1808 looked attractive, does meals and is nearer the anchorage (ph 01967 402029). There is a standing stone in the car park, later named the Pillory Stone because it was used to shackle villagers found guilty of gossiping - very strange! Kilcamb Lodge Hotel and restaurant (ph 01967 402257) looks rather posh, is further away, and I have not been there but it seems worth a visit; it is in the Good Food Guide and the chef is German.

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