As the glassy calm waters of the Sound of Shuna slipped astern, we came across some scattered houses on the Luing shore.
We had come across the little village of Toberonochy which nestles round a small harbour.
Crystal Waters, a former Banff registered trawler (BF 209), was leaning against the harbour wall. She was decommissioned under the Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2003 and sadly, she has seen better days.
The harbour wall was built from slates and hints at Toberonochy's past. A deep, former slate quarry is
situated just behind the harbour. Slate quarries on Luing were worked during the 18th and 19th centuries.
There is also evidence of much older human activity on Luing. Just above Toberonochy, are the ruins of
Kilchattan Church, which was abandoned in the 17th century. Further north, we passed the neighboring isle of Torsa and the ruins of its ancient
Caisteal nan Con. It is built on a rocky outcrop and it is difficult to distinguish between the natural rock and its walls. In the time of the Lords of the Isles this fortress controlled the all important sea way of this sheltered inside passage,
