Duart Castle on Mull has come under attack as the Frasers Dragoones re-enact the 1647 siege of the Clan Maclean strong hold.

The Dragoones recently paid their annual visit to the castle, where they set up camp in true 1640s style and showed visitors to the castle how soldiers of the day dressed, lived and fought.

The re-enactment was of the Covenanters Campbells siege of the castle to subdue the royalist Macleans.

As one Oban ferry arrives - another one leaves

The winner of the piobaireachd gold medal Alastair Dunn and pipers lead the Duke of Argyll, the stewards and visitors to the Oban Games ground at Mossfield park.

With a near miss when one of the steward's nearly "caught the caber" we present a snippet of Kilmore Games 2009 - near Oban. For all the thrills and spills of the Kilmore and Kilbride Games The Oban Times has specially recorded the Caber Tossing Competition.
Watch world heavy weigh Scottish champions compete against Canadian newcomers.

It was a record breaking day at the Kilmore and Kilbride Highland Games and not only for the sunshine.

In bright sunlight an international crowd saw youngsters and veterans take part in all the usual Highland Games fayre with a local flavour of Haggis Hurling and Pillow Fighting. But with record breaking attempts by local youngsters the games are also a training ground for athletes.
Three burly-men, John Jans, Berle Conrad and Shaun Borelan, from Ontario spent their last day in Scotland competing at the heavy weight events. The Canadian men who compete at events throughout north America said there was nothing like the Scottish crowd.

Lochside Rovers took on Ballachulish at Ganavan and ran out 4-1 winners, moving the Oban side a step closer to the South Division One title. Jonathan Will scored a hat-trick for the reserve team.

nveraray met Kingussie in the Macaulay Cup Final at Mossfield in Oban on Saturday August 22 2009 to defend their position as cop holders from last and came out 4-3 winners.

Listen to the wonderful sound of the London Gaelic Choir at the 2009 Royal National Mod in Oban - complete with video highlights as captured through the lens of "The Oban Times"

Lochside Rovers took on Ballachulish at Ganavan and ran out 4-1 winners, moving the Oban side a step closer to the South Division One title. Jonathan Will scored a hat-trick for the reserve team.

The Green Marching Band from Naestved Denmark visits Oban - July 2009

High School Piper Niall Jordon piped a farewell to Oban to the 104 boats making the first leg of the Classic Malts Cruise to Skye then Islay.

The evening before a first night party was held in Oban Distillery where most of the 430 people taking part in the cruise were on hand to enjoy a dram or two of the special Oban Malt.

The cruise, the largest non-competitive event in the UK, is organised by Diageo. People from all over the world come along to the two week event. This year a group of 10 Korean journalists are making a special trip to take part on board the companies yacht.