17/26.- Excursions from Glasgow. Oban McCaig's Tower

What a fancy tower on the hill overlooking Oban. Named after the banker John Stuart McCaig, the tower was built in 1897. The idea behind it was to give work to the local stonemasons, and also to act as a monument to his family. Glad Mr. McCaig thought to construct this circular piece of architecture.

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