Bunessan
| Bunessan Gaelic: Bun Easain | |
| Argyllshire | |
|---|---|
 Bunessan village viewed from the road to Fionnphort | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NM381217 |
| Location: | 56°18’58"N, 6°14’6"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 300 |
| Post town: | Isle of Mull |
| Postcode: | PA67 |
| Dialling code: | 01681 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Argyll and Bute |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Argyll and Bute |
Bunessan is a small village in the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon on the Ross of Mull in the south-west of the Isle of Mull, Argyllshire.
Community
The village population is about 300, including the surrounding areas of Millbrae, Fountainhead and Ardtun. A village hall is used for dances throughout the year. The primary school for the Ross of Mull is found in Bunessan.
Economy
Business has included crofting, a mill, weaving and a small fishing fleet, up to the end of the 20th century. Bunessan village has one hotel, The Argyll Arms (the only pub in the area), one grocery shop, a craft shop, and a small cafe/restaurant.
The village still has a thriving lobster fishery. Some of the largest lobsters in the west coast of Scotland can be found at the top of Loch Scridain, in an area known as "The Pool".
Hymn tune
Bunessan lends its name to a hymn tune, originally associated with the Christmas carol "Child in the Manger".
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bunessan) |
- Canmore - Mull, Bunessan, Kilvickeon Church site record
- Canmore - Mull, An Caisteal site record
- Canmore - Mull, Bunessan site record
- Canmore - Mull, Sheepknowe Cottage site record
- Canmore - Mull, Bunessan, Mill Brae site record
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