Motorboat approaching Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small yellow motorboat passing between rocks as it approaches a coastal villageSeen from the Islay ferry, a motorboat is approaching Port Ellen (the White Hart Hotel, the petrol station and Ramsay Hall in view) through a small gap in the rocks.

Cloudy sea view from the Islay ferry

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Picture of a mostly cloudy view from a ferry, two islands in the distanceA mostly cloudy view from a ferry crossing to Islay, although the clouds are lighter over Islay (left) and Jura (right) in the distance.

Port Ellen Maltings in June 2010, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large industrial malting on a shore, old warehouses next to themSeen from the ferry, the Diageo owned maltings in Port Ellen which supply most (but not all) distilleries on Islay. On the right also the remaining old warehouses of the now long closed Port Ellen distillery.