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==Economy and culture== A regular [[ferry]] service crosses the {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=mid|-wide}} [[Cuan Sound]] which separates Luing from the neighbouring island of [[Seil]], which is in turn connected by bridge to the mainland.<ref name=Undis/> The main industries on Luing are [[tourism]], [[European lobster|lobster]] fishing and [[beef]] farming, although [[slate]] [[quarry]]ing was important until 1965,<ref name=Smith/> with quarries at Toberonochy, Cullipool, and a smaller one at Port Mary. Slate from Luing was used in the construction of the [[University of Glasgow]] and re-roofing of [[Iona Abbey]]. For such a small island, Luing has produced numerous [[Mod (Scotland)|mΓ²d]] gold medallists: Nan MacInnes (1926, in [[Oban]]), Sandy Brown (1938, in [[Glasgow]]) and Hughie MacQueen (1985, in [[Lochaber]]). [[Luing cattle]] were first developed here, as a commercial beef breed hardy enough to prosper under adverse weather.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk/| publisher=Luing Cattle Society| title=Luing Cattle| access-date=2007-07-28}}</ref> They are a breed of red beef cattle, produced by the Cadzow family in 1947 from a cross between [[Beef Shorthorn]] and [[Highland cattle]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1521.html | title=Overview of Luing| publisher=[[Gazetteer for Scotland]]| access-date=2007-07-28}}</ref> {{clear left}}
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