Welcome to Tobermory, Isle of Mull

Waterfront by Steve Monks
Tob banner bayview by Steve Monks
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(Twinned with Tobermory Ontario) 
Scotlands' Supreme Award - Best village "98"

 
Ledaig/Tobermory
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Producer: Tobermory distillers; Sold to Burn Stewart 1993 
Region: Highlands(Island) 
District: Mull  -   Multimap view 
Map reference NM 50 56 ; Latitude 56 39° N, Longitude 6 4.1° W 
Founded 1798 ; Operating Status: operating 

This famous, very small old distillery, the only one on the island of Mull reopened in 1990 after a decade's 'silence'. It has continued to market two products - a malt and a blend. The former, identified as Tobermory the Malt Scotch Whisky is presented in a bottle with an enamelled label. It is a vatted malt containing some Tobermory whiskies of up to 20-years old and proportions of newly-mature spirit from elsewhere. The latter has a conventional label and is described as Tobermory blended Scotch Whisky. Single malts from this distillery have been bottled by the independants under the site's older name, Ledaig. 

Tobermory is the main village on Mull and the home of the distillery. It is a dramatic location at the foot of a steep hill with the distillery signalling the begining of the village, which spreads round a broad bay. 

The distillery was founded in 1798 and the present buildings were erected during its first period of operation which continued until 1826. The distillery was 'silent' for long periods in the mid 1800s and mid 1900s and was twice revived during the 1970s. Now it has been revived again. 
 
Tobermory, Isle of Mull, SCOTLAND PA75 6NR
+44 (0)1688 302645
Open Easter - Oct: Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm
          Oct - Easter: By appointment
          Groups:By arrangement in advance
 

 

Site contact: Alan Parker. Email:tobermory@mull.com 
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 Tobermory was built as a fishing port in the late 18th century and is now the main village on Mull. It is a picture-postcard of a place with the brightly painted buildings along the pier and the high wooded hills surrounding the bay. The village has a good variety of shops, hotels, and other accommodation as well as being the administrative centre for the island. The harbour is always busy with fishing boats, yachts and the ferry to and from Kilchoan during the summer months.
There is reputed to be the wreck of a Spanish galleon somewhere in the mud at the bottom of the bay. The ship was part of the defeated Armada of 1588 and was fleeing the English fleet when she anchored in Tobermory to take on provisions. Following a dispute over payment the ship caught fire which caused the gunpowder to explode. She was supposed to have been carrying millions of gold coins when she went to the bottom but no-one has ever managed to find any sign of the ship or the treasure.

To travel to Tobermory, Mull, and Iona you have to make a ferry journey . This is provided by Caledonian MacBrayne, and the routes are from Oban to Craignure,  Lochaline to Fishnish,  Kilchoan to Tobermory and Fionnphort to Iona.  Click on these names to see the timetable, or for general information, click on Caledonian MacBrayne.

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 Timetable Map - Mull Area