Directions
Swallows Roost is located on a peaceful hillside overlooking Carraig Fhada Lighthouse and Kilnaughton
Directions from Port Askaig:
Follow the road from the ferry passing through the villages of Kiells, Ballygrant and Bridgend. Soon after passing through Bridgend you will see a signpost for Port Ellen on your left.
Take this long straight single track road (lots of passing places) for approx ten miles until you reach its end at a junction which joins the main approach road for Port Ellen. At the junction indicate left and follow the road into Port Ellen. Just as you approach Port Ellen you will pass the large grey buildings of Port Ellen Maltings, Indicate right and follow the road immediately after the Maltings, following signs for the Mull of Oa.
Stay on this road for about one mile until you come to a t junction take a left here, again following signs for Mull of Oa. Very soon you will pass a cemetery on your left hand side immediately after passing the cemetery, take the road immediately to the left of the cemetery(there is usually a horse box parked at the start of this road) following signs for Carraig Fhada lighthouse and the Singing Sands. Follow this road down to the bay passing beachside houses on your right and the beach on your left. Follow the steep Tarmac road up the hill and round a sharp bend.
Very soon you will pass a modern house with a fenced in ruin in the front garden grounds. Look straight ahead from here and you will see a house sitting at the top of an elevated tarred driveway. This is Swallows Roost. Follow the tarred driveway up to the top where you will find a level parking area signed" Swallows Roost " parking.
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Directions from Port Ellen:
From Port Ellen ferry terminal follow the road from the ferry until you reach the first junction. At the first junction take a left on to Charlotte Street following the signs for Bowmore.
As you travel down Charlotte Street you will pass The White Hart Hotel on your right and a beach on your left. Look straight ahead and you will see the large buildings of Port Ellen Maltings, just before you reach The Maltings take a left turn onto the Road just before it signed The Mull of Oa.
Follow this road for about a mile until you arrive at another T junction. Take a left at this T junction again following the signs for Mull of Oa. Very soon you will pass a cemetery on your left handside. (there Immediately after the cemetery take a left turn onto the road signposted Carraig Fhada lighthouse and Singing Sands. Follow this road down to the bay.
You will pass the beach on your left and some beach front houses on the right. Turn right and follow the road up a steepish hill. Very soon you will pass a house with a fenced ruin in the front garden. Look straight ahead you will see a house sitting in an elevated position at the end of a tarred driveway.
This is Swallows Roost , situated at the at the top of the driveway just to the left of the house you will see a level parking area signed "Swallows Roost " parking.
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Directions from Port Askaig:
Follow the road from the ferry passing through the villages of Kiells, Ballygrant and Bridgend. Soon after passing through Bridgend you will see a signpost for Port Ellen on your left.
Take this long straight single track road (lots of passing places) for approx ten miles until you reach its end at a junction which joins the main approach road for Port Ellen. At the junction indicate left and follow the road into Port Ellen. Just as you approach Port Ellen you will pass the large grey buildings of Port Ellen Maltings, Indicate right and follow the road immediately after the Maltings, following signs for the Mull of Oa.
Stay on this road for about one mile until you come to a t junction take a left here, again following signs for Mull of Oa. Very soon you will pass a cemetery on your left hand side immediately after passing the cemetery, take the road immediately to the left of the cemetery(there is usually a horse box parked at the start of this road) following signs for Carraig Fhada lighthouse and the Singing Sands. Follow this road down to the bay passing beachside houses on your right and the beach on your left. Follow the steep Tarmac road up the hill and round a sharp bend.
Very soon you will pass a modern house with a fenced in ruin in the front garden grounds. Look straight ahead from here and you will see a house sitting at the top of an elevated tarred driveway. This is Swallows Roost. Follow the tarred driveway up to the top where you will find a level parking area signed" Swallows Roost " parking.
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Directions from Port Ellen:
From Port Ellen ferry terminal follow the road from the ferry until you reach the first junction. At the first junction take a left on to Charlotte Street following the signs for Bowmore.
As you travel down Charlotte Street you will pass The White Hart Hotel on your right and a beach on your left. Look straight ahead and you will see the large buildings of Port Ellen Maltings, just before you reach The Maltings take a left turn onto the Road just before it signed The Mull of Oa.
Follow this road for about a mile until you arrive at another T junction. Take a left at this T junction again following the signs for Mull of Oa. Very soon you will pass a cemetery on your left handside. (there Immediately after the cemetery take a left turn onto the road signposted Carraig Fhada lighthouse and Singing Sands. Follow this road down to the bay.
You will pass the beach on your left and some beach front houses on the right. Turn right and follow the road up a steepish hill. Very soon you will pass a house with a fenced ruin in the front garden. Look straight ahead you will see a house sitting in an elevated position at the end of a tarred driveway.
This is Swallows Roost , situated at the at the top of the driveway just to the left of the house you will see a level parking area signed "Swallows Roost " parking.
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