In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Carsaig like this:
Carsaig, a place on the S coast of Mull island, Argyllshire, immediately W of the mouth of Loch Boy. Two natural archways in sea-cliffs here, known as the Carsaig Arches, have recently acquired much celebrity; one of them is a tunnel, 60 feet high, 55 wide, and 150 long, through a projecting mass of rock, crested with a basaltic colonnade, and overhung by a cliff which also has colonnades, and rises to an altitude of 983 feet. ...
The other arch is only a few feet long, but 70 feet high; and it pierces an isolated rock about 120 feet high, crowned by a basaltic column. The freestone used in the restoration (1874-76) of Iona's ancient remains was taken from Carsaig Quarry, which, it is supposed, supplied the original materials.
Carsaig through time
Carsaig is now part of Argyll and Bute district. Click here for graphs and data of how Argyll and Bute has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Carsaig itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Carsaig in Argyll and Bute | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22033
Date accessed: 20th May 2024
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