Island 247 - Fraoch Eilean, Craobh Haven, Argyll

Craobh Haven village and harbour were built in 1983.  The harbour was constructed by linking  2 islands (Fraoch Eilean and Eilean an Duin) on the west side and one (Eilean Buidhe) on the east side with the mainland by stone causeways.

It wasn't clear from the OS map how accessible the islands on the west side would be but I followed a track past all the houses, which turned into a narrow muddy (even after a dry summer) footpath through a small wood and eventually out onto the first causeway leading to Fraoch Eilean.  The path was well trodden and dog waste bins are provided at the landward end, so I presume it is a popular local path.

Causeway to Fraoch Eilean

 Fraoch Eilean

 Craobh Haven from Fraoch Eilean

 These rocks on the western side of Fraoch Eilean look like they have been worn smooth by a passing glacier at some point in the past