Objectors to a new home overlooking Calgary Bay on Mull could soon have a much larger reason to be fearful after plans were unveiled to build a tunnel or bridge to the island, writes Herald columnist Alan Simpson

Calgary Bay, in the north end of Mull, is one of the most beautiful places in the whole of Scotland with an atmosphere all of it’s own which always seems different every time you visit.

With it’s pristine white sandy beach surrounded by cliffs, it looks out over endless seas and attracts thousands of visitors every year, particularly from Canada, keen to see the original Calgary.

The city in Alberta was named after Fort Calgary, which was named by James Macleod after the house which overlooks the bay and remains there to this day.

But the idyllic peace and quiet have recently been shattered in a row over a planned house on a hilltop overlooking the bay.

Plans for a four bedroom house on the pier side of Calgary Bay drew 26 objections in just one weekend after they were spotted and shared by the Friends of Calgary Bay group.

One objection was even written in the form of a poem in homage to Canadian singer Anne Murray’s ’Please Don’t Sell Nova Scotia’.

Quite why someone felt the need to do this is beyond me, but I suppose anger can make some people very creative.

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The plans are for three interconnected buildings, which are currently derelict farm steadings, designed with a sheltered central courtyard inspired by the nearby ruins of 18th century township Inivea, which lies in the hills above.

It also has parking for three cars, accessible by a new private driveway which begins a........

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