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The Piper & Fairies Cave
 At the Cove of the Grennan, a
spot well known for its cave-dwelling fairy inhabitants, close to the present Kilstay, sailors would
throw offerings of food to ensure fair winds and a safe
journey but none hung around to wait on the fairies
coming out of the dark recesses of their cave to collect
these offerings.
The main cave, now long since gone, was supposed to
lead by a narrow passage all the way through to
Clanyard Bay on the west coast, though none dared
explore this legend until one day, a piper, braver than
the rest, marched off playing his bagpipes and walked
straight into the cave accompanied by his dog. Those
left outside could hear the music being played from
within the depths of the earth until, eventually, it
faded away. The dog, minus its hair, finally emerged
terror-stricken from the cave at Clanyard Bay but the
piper was never seen again. Local legend however,
suggests that sometimes in the summer nights, when
all is still and there is no wind at all moving around
the Mull, it is possible to hear the faint sound of the
pipes and that of a howling dog coming from under
the ground at Clanyard Bay.
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