Hunter's Quay
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Hunters Quay is a village in Argyll and Bute
, Scotland
. Situated between Kirn to the south and Ardnadam
to the north, Hunters Quay is the main base of Western Ferries
, operating between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point.
It is home to the Royal Marine Hotel, which is over 100 years old.
The 12-metre class yacht race in the 1908 London Olympic Games took place at Hunters Quay. Most of the sailing took place on the Solent, but only two boats entered the 12-metre class: Mouchette from the Royal Liverpool Yacht Club and Hera from the Royal Glasgow Yacht Club. They were allowed to race on the Clyde for convenience. The course was twice round a 13-mile lap of the Clyde, starting and finishing at Hunters Quay. Hera won.
"Jim Crow" (originally "The Jim Crow"), a pointed rock on the beach, has been painted with a face since the early 1900s. The inspiration behind the name and design have been suggested to be: Thomas Rice, a white American caricaturing a black man; the owner of a nearby builders’ yard; a shark; and a jackdaw
, which has a black beak, not a red mouth. Another is that it is named after the poem Jim Crow, the Jackdaw of Rheims. In June 2009 and July 2010, the rock was painted over in an apparent act of vandalism using Drummonds International Grey paint. Those responsible for the act, Bill Child and Thomas Rebel, claim their motivation was a statement against the racist rock.
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Situated between Kirn to the south and Ardnadam
Ardnadam
Ardnadam is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, north of Hunters Quay....
to the north, Hunters Quay is the main base of Western Ferries
Western Ferries
Western Ferries is a private ferry company with its headquarters in Dunoon, Scotland. It currently operates on the River Clyde running a year-round, high-frequency service between Hunters Quay and Gourock in Inverclyde.-History:...
, operating between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point.
It is home to the Royal Marine Hotel, which is over 100 years old.
The 12-metre class yacht race in the 1908 London Olympic Games took place at Hunters Quay. Most of the sailing took place on the Solent, but only two boats entered the 12-metre class: Mouchette from the Royal Liverpool Yacht Club and Hera from the Royal Glasgow Yacht Club. They were allowed to race on the Clyde for convenience. The course was twice round a 13-mile lap of the Clyde, starting and finishing at Hunters Quay. Hera won.
"Jim Crow" (originally "The Jim Crow"), a pointed rock on the beach, has been painted with a face since the early 1900s. The inspiration behind the name and design have been suggested to be: Thomas Rice, a white American caricaturing a black man; the owner of a nearby builders’ yard; a shark; and a jackdaw
Jackdaw
The Jackdaw , sometimes known as the Eurasian Jackdaw, European Jackdaw or Western Jackdaw, is a passerine bird in the crow family. Found across Europe, western Asia and North Africa, it is mostly sedentary, although northern and eastern populations migrate south in winter. Four subspecies are...
, which has a black beak, not a red mouth. Another is that it is named after the poem Jim Crow, the Jackdaw of Rheims. In June 2009 and July 2010, the rock was painted over in an apparent act of vandalism using Drummonds International Grey paint. Those responsible for the act, Bill Child and Thomas Rebel, claim their motivation was a statement against the racist rock.