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Lovely
Davaar Island is situated at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch and
is connected to the mainland at low tide by a shingle causeway
known as the Dhorlin (see more details about crossing below).
At the north of the island is the lighthouse, while to the
south is the island's famous cave painting of Jesus on the
cross.
The work was carried out in 1887 by local Art school teacher
Archibald MacKinnon in secret after he had a dream telling him
where to paint it.
MacKinnon left Campbeltown shortly after the painting was
discovered but did return in 1902 and 1934 to carry out some
restoration work on his stunning painting. Since then the
painting has been restored again in the 50s and in the 70s by
Art teachers from Campbeltown Grammar School |
