Even though the Sailing Directions are a near blank for Loch Caolisport, there must be several places to anchor near here, at least when the wind is from the north, as indeed this one is included in the Antares Charts. There are hardly any other boats around, even though the scenery is lovely. If you are in to really mouldering burial grounds, then try and find Cladh a'Bhile southwest of Ellary House by about 600 metres. It took me two attempts, and you certainly need an OS map. The key is a couple of broken down metal gates, at the northwest side of a clearing in the woods. You will find some 7th and 8th century cross-marked stones, a terrific graveslab almost buried in the undergrowth displaying a carving of a splendid sword, and a surprisingly recent gravestone from 1999 (Grid ref. 7333 7560). Should these ancient stones stay here, mysterious, unmarked with no signage, more and more hidden as nature takes over without any obvious human hand to keep things tidy? Or should they be moved to a museum, or somewhere like Keills Chapel by Loch na Cille where they could be properly displayed? I am not sure.
Ellary House is the large Victorian pile by the shore, designed by David Bryce and built in 1870, and then rebuilt by Robert Lorimer after a fire in 1894-8. It is not open to the public and I have no idea who lives there, if anyone very much.
