📌 Fhionnphort, Isle of Mull
★★★
We had this quiet excursion to Tormore completely to ourselves on our July visit, despite the camper vans and tourist buses filling the streets at the start in Fionnphort. Pink granite excavated at Tormore quarry was once shipped off to Iona to build its beautiful abbey from the nearby, now crumbling pier. A track links the two, with a nice beach at the lower end and good views from the top level of the quarry. Apart from this stretch, paths are narrower and boggy at times; wearing waterproof boots would be wise.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Fionnphort beach 
Fionnphort beach 
Tormore beach from the coast path 
View back to Fionnphort 
Paths are boggy & a little overgrown in places 
Tormore beach 
Tormore beach 
Tormore beach & pier 
Tormore pier 
Track beyond Tormore pier 
Looking back from the entrance to Tormore quarry 
Top of the steps out of the lower quarry 
Inland return to Fionnphort
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish near the post office, Fionnphort, Isle of Mull
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NM 302233
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.325127,-6.365923
🚌 Infrequent bus to Fionnphort | 🚢 Ferry from Iona
🚗 Street parking (some with charge)
📝 Key info
▶ 2 km / 1 mi | ▲ 70 m | ⌛ 1 hr
Features: 🏠 Fionnphort & beach; 🏖️ Tormore pier, beach & quarry
⬤ Easy | Fairly clear, grassy paths, braided in places and quite boggy underfoot. Track between pier and lower quarry, with steps to reach upper quarry.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start & Fionnphort – Fionnphort beach – Tormore pier & beach – Tormore lower then upper quarry – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep and rabbits.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with some sunshine and squally rain showers. Temperature in mid teens.
July 2017
