Isle of Seil, Argyll

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Aug 1950
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Seil Island. Bridge over Seil Sound arm of Atlantic Ocean. On left is House of the Troos'. View of single arch bridge joining the island to the mainland. A boy is cycling along the single track road. A bus is sitting outside the Tigh na Truish (House of the Trousers) hotel.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Aug 1950
Subject place
Isle of Seil/Argyll and Bute
Subject notes
The bridge was once described as 'the only bridge over the Atlantic' as it spans the narrow Seil Sound, which is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It was designed by Thomas Telford in 1792. It gave access to the slate quarries on the isles of Seil, Easdale and Luing, but sea transport was far more important than road. The Tigh na Truish Hotel (house of the trews) name comes from when the wearing of the kilt was banned by the British government in the 18th century. It is said that men travelling onto the mainland changed their kilts for trousers at the inn.
Accession number
P39038

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