Davaar Island
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Davaar Island is located at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch off the east coast of Kintyre, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is a tidal island, linked to the mainland by a natural shingle causeway called the Dhorlin near Campbeltown at low tide. The crossing can be made in around 40 minutes.
Davaar was known as the island of Sanct Barre, 1449 -1508. The modern form Davaar is from older Do Bharre - thy St Barre. Dr Gillies in his "Place Names of Argyll" appears to accept the popular derivation, Double-pointed (Da-Bharr) Island.
In 1854, a Lighthouse was built on the north of the island by the lighthouse engineers David and Thomas Stevenson. The lighthouse was automated in 1983, and today, Davaar is only inhabited by caretakers and sheep.
The island is also known for its seven caves, one of which contains a cave painting depicting a crucifixion, painted in secrecy by Archibald MacKinnon in 1887 after a dream.
Restored several times since, including twice by the original artist, the painting was vandalised in July 2006, having a red and black depiction of Che Guevera painted over the original.
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