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We came across a row of old tractors lined up behind the beach at Cara. Phil tried to get the most recent looking one started...
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...but judging by the spider's web in its air intake, it obviously hadn't run for a while.
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Giving up on the tractor, we started to walk up the track towards...
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...Cara House, which was on the horizon.
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As we climbed, we enjoyed a fabulous view over Gigha to the Paps of Jura.
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Cara House is a rather grim looking edifice. The MacDonalds of Largie on Kintyre built it for their resident tacksman on the island in about 1733. The house is now a private holiday residence, having been extensively renovated in the early '90s. The Brownie is said to haunt one of the attic rooms.
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The island was last farmed in 1932 and the last permanent resident left in the 1940's.
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We could not resist a peek through the window. Clearly the Brownie likes a drink though we were much surprised to find he was a lager drinker. We had him down as Newkie Broon man.