OBAN, West Highlands : McCaig's Folly or 'Tower' overlooks the port of Oban with a fine view out towards the hills of Mull. It was built by the banker, John Stuart McCaig, to provide work for the local unemployed. ref: 07.5/1/2
OBAN - West Highlands : the strange classical Colosseum of McCaig's Folly - or 'Tower' - dominates the busy harbour. It was built in 1890 by local banker John Stuart McCaig to provide work for local people and it commands spectacular views across the Firth of Lorne to the Hebrides. ref: 02.7/6/14(50)
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McCaig's Tower is a prominent folly on the hillside (called Battery Hill overlooking Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres with two-tiers of 94 lancet arches (44 on the bottom and 50 on top).
OBAN, West Highlands : the strange classical Colosseum of McCaig's Folly - or 'Tower' - dominates Railway Quay and the busy harbour. Commanding spectacular views over the Firth of Lorne to the Hebrides, the Folly was built in 1890 by successful local banker and philanthropist, John Stuart McCaig, to provide work for local people. ref: 02.7/6/12(50)
McCaig's Tower and Environs in Oban, Scottish Highlands. Oban has been described as the seafood capital of Scotland. It is ghe gateway to the Scottish Isles. Digital scan of a 35mm transparency.
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UK SCOTLAND Oban -- View of the seafront in Oban with McCaigs folly visible in the upper centre of the the image -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | ScotFoto.co.uk
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George St and McCaig's Folly, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland, seen in uncredited photo on unused and undated postcard. Best guess on date, based on vehicles and dress, late 1940s.
In a view of the town of Oban from the deck of an incoming Ferry, McCaig's Tower dominates the skyline while substantial stone houses are scattered across the hillside below. Shops and houses line the ground behind the shore while the pier used by smaller boats is seen on the left.
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The ferry "Isle of Mull" leaves Oban Bay bound for the island after which she is named. Beyond lies the low island of Lismore with the mountains of Ardgour on the horizon.
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Menton, nicknamed the Pearl of France, is located on the Mediterranean Sea at the Franco-Italian border, just across from the Liguran town of Ventimiglia Menton was the only sizable settlement captured by Italy during its invasion of France in June 1940. Following the armistice of June 22, 1940, two thirds of the territory of the commune was annexed by Italy. The annexation lasted until 8 September 1943. Although officially returned to Vichy France, Menton was in fact occupied by Nazi Germany until its liberation by American and Canadian troops of the First Special Service Force on 8 September 1944
