Mull

Second-largest island of the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland; area 950 sq km/367 sq mi; population (2001) 2,700. It is mountainous, and is separated from the mainland by the Sound of Mull and the Firth of Lorne; it lies 11 km/7 mi west of Oban. The main town is Tobermory, from which there are ferry connections to Oban; Craignure is also connected by ferry to Oban. The economy is based on fishing, forestry, tourism, and stock rearing.

The west coast of Mull is indented with sea lochs, of which the main ones are Loch-na-Keal and Loch Scridain. The highest peak is Ben More (966 m/3,171 ft). On the south coast of the island, the Carsaig Arches are a series of columnar black basalt caves and arches, said to have been used as a hiding-place by nuns during the Reformation. The island of Mull has the most extensive set of ferry connections among the Scottish islands.