The Shell Hoosie Shop with Craig-ma-Cair Bed and Breakfast above

To ease entry into the harbour for larger vessels "craig-ma-cair" was blown up in 1812 by the civil engineer Robert Stevenson ( the grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote many books including "Kidnapped").

The remains of the huge rock can still be seen at low tide from your bedroom window - just behind the south breakwater.

The house was built in 1896 to accommodate the herring industry and was set up as dwelling rooms on the first and second floors and a general merchant's shop on the ground floor.

Ray's family bought the house in 1951 and their background is fishing. There is a poem dedicated to her Dad (Johnny Watt) hanging in The Tolbooth Museum on the Old Pier and on the stairway at Craig-ma-Cair which gives you an indication of the character he was.

Husband Raymond runs the Shell Hoosie on the ground floor and there you can treat yourself to a tasty ice cream and browse around the varied display of nautical giftware.