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Fleeing from the midges at the monastery, we made our way round the reefs at the SW corner of the Garvellachs...
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...before turning NE up their exposed side.
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The modern lighthouse is perched...
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on the end of a line of dramatic tillite cliffs.
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As we made our way below the lighthouse...
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We became aware of the dramatic features of the Old Man of the Garvellachs, whose stony gaze was directed to the distant mountains of Mull..