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The elegant ruins of Gylen Castle at the south end of the island jut out over the sea and overlook the Firth of Lorne. Built in 1582 by the Clan MacDougall, Gylen was only occupied for a relatively short time and was burnt down in 1647 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Hutcheson’s Monument at the north end of the island is a memorial to David Hutcheson of Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries, and a great spot to take in the views to Lismore and Mull.
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Kerrera is home to two of the oldest fossils in the world: Tortotubus, the oldest fossil of a land-dwelling organism (440 million years old); and the recently dated 425-million-year-old millipede fossil, the world's oldest 'bug' – older than any known fossil of an insect.