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Luing's roofing slate industry underpinned the economy of the island for many years until 1965. Stunning quarry faces, deep quarry pools and slate beaches remain.
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The island's red-brown Luing cattle was first bred on the island by the Cadzow brothers in 1947. The cattle have free rein of the island within their family groups.
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The conservation villages of Cullipool and Toberonochy are populated by neat rows of whitewashed houses built originally for slate workers.