A week in Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

Stay in Cuan. Day 1: Ballachuan Hazelwood Wildlife Reserve, Ballachuan, chapel and burial ground 255m ESE of Braefoot and Ellenabeich Heritage Centre; day 2: Bàrr Mòr, Atlantic Islands Centre and Kilchattan Old Parish Church; day 3: Geodha Iain, Eileach-an-Naoimh, monastery, Garvellachs and Geodha Bhrìde; day 4: Binnein Furachail, Leccamore Dun and Aird Luing,earthwork W of,Luing; day 5: Cnoc Dòmhnuill, Belnahua, slate quarries and settlement and Easdale Folk Museum; day 6: Ballycastle Dun, Dun Ablaich and Cnoc Mòr; day 7: Dun Mucaig, dun site, Dun Aorain, dun site and Dùn Mòr.

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Day 1 · Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

Ballachuan Hazelwood Wildlife Reserve in Cuan, just outside the area
Ballachuan, chapel and burial ground 255m ESE of Braefoot Scheduled monument, 1.3 km from Cuan, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Ellenabeich Heritage Centre in Ellenabeich, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Oyster Bar & Restaurant in Ellenabeich, just outside the area

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Cuan

1 bus stops within 400 m; boats from North Cuan Seil Ferry Terminal, South Cuan Luing Ferry Terminal

Day 2 · Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

Bàrr Mòr 1.6 km from Cuan, just outside the area
Atlantic Islands Centre in Cullipool, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
Kilchattan Old Parish Church Scheduled monument, in Toberonochy, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Puffer Bar in Easdale, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Cuan

Day 3 · Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

Geodha Iain 9.7 km from Cullipool
Eileach-an-Naoimh, monastery, Garvellachs Scheduled monument, 10 km from Cullipool 1 km from the last stop
Geodha Bhrìde 11 km from Cullipool 1 km from the last stop

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Cuan

Day 4 · Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

Binnein Furachail 1.8 km from Cullipool, just outside the area
Leccamore Dun Scheduled monument, 2.1 km from Toberonochy, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Aird Luing,earthwork W of,Luing Scheduled monument, 2.4 km from Toberonochy, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Cuan

Day 5 · Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

Cnoc Dòmhnuill in Cullipool, just outside the area
Belnahua, slate quarries and settlement Scheduled monument, 2.4 km from Cullipool 3 km from the last stop
Easdale Folk Museum in Easdale, just outside the area 5 km from the last stop

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Cuan

Day 6 · Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

Ballycastle Dun Scheduled monument, 2.3 km from Cuan, just outside the area
Dun Ablaich Scheduled monument, 1.5 km from Toberonochy, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
Cnoc Mòr 1.7 km from Toberonochy, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Cuan

Day 7 · Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs

Dun Mucaig, dun site Scheduled monument, 1.1 km from Cuan, just outside the area
Dun Aorain, dun site Scheduled monument, in Ellenabeich, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
Dùn Mòr in Ellenabeich, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs?

Cuan. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Cuan: 1 bus stops within 400 m; boats from North Cuan Seil Ferry Terminal, South Cuan Luing Ferry Terminal.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Ballachuan Hazelwood Wildlife Reserve, Ballachuan, chapel and burial ground 255m ESE of Braefoot and Ellenabeich Heritage Centre: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full