The development of the north bank of the Holy Loch by David Napier proved to be a successful enterprise for the new landowner. The key to this success was the accessibility of the area by the provision of a pier and steamboat connections. With the opening of the Greenock Railway, there was a new incentive to acquire coast properties with easy access to Greenock, now within an hour of Glasgow. Opportunities for feuing and the construction of villas extended eastwards from the head of the Holy Loch towards Strone Point. However, this was inconveniently distant from Kilmun Pier for discerning Glasgow businessmen, and a new pier was required to encourage growth in the area. Although David Napier had left the area in the 1830s, he continued to respond to the needs of his feuars on the Holy Loch. The building of a pier at Strone, extending the stone quay and making it available at all states...