Hunters Quay

Hunters Quay (Scottish Gaelic: Camas Rainich) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

There have been various suggestions for the inspiration behind the name and design: the Jim Crow character featured in Jump Jim Crow, a song and dance popularised in 1832 by the American minstrel show performer Thomas D. Rice; local stories suggest it could have been the name of the owner of a nearby builders'/joiners yard; a jackdaw [which has a black beak but not a red mouth]; or the later Jim Crow laws which were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

[9] Due to concerns about racism the rock was painted over several times, but repeatedly returned to its original state.

In community efforts to find a way forward, a competition was held for young people to propose a unifying design.

The service connects to McInroy's Point near to Gourock in Inverclyde, on the eastern shore of the upper Firth of Clyde.

Jim Crow rock, Hunters Quay (pre 2021)
2021, now Puffin Rock