Bunessan

The village was established by John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll in the late 1700s as a fishing station with a mixed crofting-fishing economy. In 1782, the corn and potato crops in the area were devastated by severe frost and early snow, causing many people to go to the Lowlands to seek work. By 1845, Bunessan had reached a population of 250. Bunessan Church, a C listed building today, was built in 1804. Construction of the pier, dubbed the "Maize Pier", began and was completed in 1846 by local workers using granite quarried at the north side of the bay. This new pier allowed for larger boats to use the port. The name "Maize Pier" originates from the fact that the Highland Potato Famine had…