Aros Park
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| Aros Park is one of
the most attractive features in the Tobermory surrounds.
The park entrance is about half a mile from the centre of
town, however, it can also be reached by a very scenic
footpath starting at the car park at Ledaig next to
MacGochan's pub. |
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| The park is very
well maintained by Forest Enterprise and has been developed as a recreational
woodland. The company has gone to a lot of trouble to
provide good parking, disabled access, clear, unobstructed
paths, barbeque facilities and toilets. All these are
free of charge. |
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| The park is on the
site of Aros House, and the Allan family developed the
grounds during the period of 1874 to 1959. The house was
unfortunately demolished; however, the heritage of this
magnificent woodland remains. There still remain some
buildings associated with the house, for example, the generator
shed by the stream which gave power to the house. For more
about the history,
click here
to go to June Saul's website about
the park. |
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| The Loch in the
middle of the park is artificial and was created as a feature,
but also as a power source for the mill. Today the Loch
still has two purposes: one as a very picturesque feature, and
the other as a position for a fish farm. |
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| The most used path
is a circular tour of the Loch starting from the car park.
The route is a one mile and is an ideal dog walking or jogging
track. The park has many fine walks, most of which are
reasonably easy going. However, it is possible just to
head through the woodland to the old drovers track down to the
crossing point to Calve Island. At low spring tides it
is possible to reach the island across the exposed sandy high
point. Caution should be exercised here as the sand only
stays open for a short time. |
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| The woodland area
consists of many varieties of shrub, fungi and trees. In
places the park has temperate rain forest feel to it and many
interesting ferns and grasses grow freely. However, the
most spectacular display is created by the large number of
Rhododendron Ponticum. In recent years, these shrubs have
engulfed parts of the park; however, they have now been cut
back and are in better balance with the rest of the trees.
The rest of the park is best described in
imagery, so click on these final images to get a feel for the
park. |
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