#ps waverley

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Wee video from the stern of Waverley last week as we head back to Oban.

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Paddle Steamer Waverley.

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PS Waverley at Largs Pier by FotoFling Scotland

[scotianostra]

Looking over to the mainland near Mallaig as we leave Armadale, Isle of Skye.

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It's a beautiful morning in Oban, Gateway to the Isles.

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On the Waverley

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The Waverley in Oban Bay last Monday evening.All reactions:2Mark Mcdonald and Maurice Teglia

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Waverley trip

Heading North West through the Sound of Mull past Duart Castle.

The Keep at Duart was built in 1360 when Lachlan Lubanach, the 5th Chief, married Mary Macdonald, daughter of the Lord of the Isles. She brought Duart as her dowry. Lachlan built the Keep for his wife. The other two wings were added in the 16th and 17th centuries. My family lost the Castle in the late 17th century when the Earl of Argyll took the Castle and our lands to pay off family debts. In 1911, my great grandfather, Sir Fitzroy Maclean, the 26th Chief, bought back the Castle and in the period up to WWI, restored it to the building you see today.

Duart is one of the few original clan seats that has survived as the home of the Chief and his family while also being open to the public. Sherry you asked about the scaffolding, buildings like Duart around Scotland will always be struggling to keep them in one piece. The castle had a number of ceilings come down about ten years ago and since then they have been going through a major restoration project, so far it has cost almost £2.5 million, a bout half of it has been raised through donations through the Clan MacLean webpage.

Three more planned stages of the restoration are estimated to cost another £1.15 million. No doubt other problems will arise, as I said it's a struggle trying to preserve these places for future generations.

More details on their site here http://www.maclean.org/