The District of Ardfenaig

In the 1841 census, 115 people are recorded as living at Ardfenaig. Most of them were agricultural labourers or housemaids employed on the farm, but 19 were working at Camas, the quarry that supplied the stone used to build the Skerryvore Lighthouse, 12 miles south of Tiree. A few local people were employed in quarrying but the majority of them came from Aberdeenshire where they were already skilled in working with granite.

The beautiful sands of Market Bay, the landing point for cattle from westerly islands, lies on the north west coast. South of Loch Caol is a large area of Atlantic woodland with native broadleaf species. Ecologically important, it has been fenced off from deer and other grazing animals to allow for natural regeneration. The ruins of a dun at Torr a' Chaisteil, lie in the woods.