Tiroran
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| Tiroran | |
|---|---|
 The Steadings, Tiroran | |
  Tiroran  Tiroran Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF MULL |
| Postcode district | PA69 |
| Dialling code | 01681 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Tiroran is hamlet on the Isle of Mull in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
In the late 18th century Tiroran House was associated with the McKinnon family. Several family members are documented to have lived in the area and then served in the war with America in 1775.[1] In Victorian times, the Tiroran Estate was owned by Maude Cheape (known as the Squire of Bentley) but was sold several times over. In the late 20th century Sue and Robin Blockey purchased the main house and turned it into a hotel, purchased again in 1997 by Colin and Jane Tindal and then subsequently bought by Laurence and Katie Mackay (2004) who ran a 3 AA restaurant and opened up a cafe and distillery producing the first gin on Mull, Whitetail Gin from the only distillery to be opened in over 200 years (Whitetail Gin) and other products from its copper still. The hotel has been purchased by the Kilfinichen Estate and is not currently open to hotel guests - historical archives and ancestry documents can be checked and searched through the local Museum called Pennyghael in the Past Historical Archive which is located within Tiroran.
