Fishnish Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Fishnish
Gaelic Name:Finnsinis
Coordinates:56.5147°N -5.8106°W
Map Type:Scotland
Unitary Scotland:Argyll and Bute
Civil Parish:Torosay
Static Image Name:Fishnish.JPG
Static Image Caption:Fishnish ferry slipway

Fishnish (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Finnsinis) is a ferry terminal on the Isle of Mull, roughly halfway between Tobermory and Craignure. It is owned and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. It is served by the ferry that crosses the Sound of Mull to and from Lochaline.[1]

It consists of a slipway sticking out into the Sound of Mull with a vehicle queuing area stretching back onto the road, a car park next to the slipway, and a small café next to the slipway with public toilets and an electronic display showing ferry times and other information.[2]

There is a forest open to the public for walks in and around Fishnish.[3] [4] Beside the current Fishnish is Ceadha Leth Torcail (Gaelic for "the pier of Torquil's half-share", an historic cattle harbour).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fishnish. Gazetteer for Scotland. 4 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Crossing: Lochaline-Fishnish. Ships of Calmac. 2009-07-25. 18 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618072200/http://shipsofcalmac.co.uk/crossing_fl.asp. dead.
  3. Web site: Fishnish . Forestry and Land Scotland. . 10 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Fishnish and Garmony . Woodland Trust . 10 October 2021.