It was built in 1858 and was a traditional steamer pier and was an important link to Glasgow for the remote communities around the Holy Loch.
The Royal Navy established a base here during WW2, traffic greatly reduced after the war, but its fortune changed in 1961 when the American US Polaris submarines were based in the Loch.
The navy base was very controversial at the time and a lot of protests and demonstrations took place over the years.
The base closed in 1992.
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