St Columba (who is becoming a pest!)
Since stupidly agreeing to take the Briney lot up DunAAd fort, it has snowballed due to their lack of organisation.
One of the places on their must see list travelling in a 40 seater coach is St Columbas cave in Ellary Knapdale ARgyll. Well this afternoon hubby and I drove out there in our car and once you turn off the Achahoish road, the 3 mile single track road which is narrow with few passing places is not suitable for a large coach. I will double check with the West Coast drivers tomorrow as they will be able to advise but personally I would not be happy even meeting a transit on there let alone a 44 seater coach!
The entire organisation of this part of their tour is dreadfull! IF it works out, the organisers will go back hailing it all a great success but with no thanks to them I might add! Its like the OBEs (Other Buggers Efforts)
Here is a bit of info about the place should you ever be daft enough to chose ever to go there!
This peaceful location on the shores of Loch Caolisport is said to be where Colmcille stopped for a few days on his journey north from Ireland in 563.
He was seeking a meeting with the local king, Conall mac Comgall, whose chief fort was about 15 miles from here at Dunadd. According to tradition Conall agreed at this meeting to let Colmcille use the island of Iona to create his monastic settlement.
The chapel and cave are only a few metres from the sea loch. The chapel is ruined and overgrown. The cave is almost hidden from view behind the chapel. Follow the path through the grass to the back of the chapel to find the cave.
Colmcille's cave is 5 metres wide and 18 metres deep, large enough to accommodate a group of people.
On the east side there is a shelf supporting an altar. Above the altar there is a cross carved into the wall. An oval basin has been formed in the rock which would have held holy water.
You may find that visitors to the cave have left offerings on the altar. This is one of the few sites in the area that is used by pilgrims in this way.
He knew how to find his way about did old Colum Cille
Happy blipping
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