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The Otter Statue is in honour of Gavin
Maxwell, best known for his Book Ring of Bright
Water, published in 1960.
A Film was made in 1969 based on the Book,
starring starring Bill Travers and Virginia
McKenna.
Maxwell was born in 1914 at Elrig, a country
setting a short distance northeast of Port
William.
He was living in a remote area of northwest
Scotland named Sandaig Bay with the Otter when
he wrote the Book, 29 miles south of Kyle of
Lochalsh and the Skye Bridge.
The Otter died after the Cottage caught fire
in 1968.
Maxwell then moved to a lighthouse keepers
Cottage on Eilean Ban Island at Kyle of
Lochalsh. He died in 1969 from lung cancer,
aged 55.
His ashes were scattered at the remains of
the Sandaig Cottage. Many Tourists visit the
area with a large Boulder now marking where the
Cottage was.
Sandaig Website
. Sandaig Map
Eilean Ban Island can now be visited by
appointment, it is where the Skye Bridge was
built in 1995, so you can park on the Bridge
then walk down to the Island. Bridge &
Island Info
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