Bruichladdich and Barnacle Geese, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village with a distillery seen across a sea loch, Barnacle Geese flying past

A view across Loch Indaal to Bruichladdich from Gartbreck in April 2014. The distillery with its warehouses in the centre. Conisby on the hillside towards the right. Some of the last wintering Barnacle Geese flying over Loch Indaal, soon to leave for Greenland.

Gartbreck Farm in April 2014, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a largely ruined farm

The site of the planned 9th distillery on Islay, Gartbreck Farm, as it looked in April 2014. Except for the main house (white, on the left) most of the other buildings are in ruins and will be demolished before work on the new distillery can begin.

Gartbreck Farm across Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a farm with ruined outbuildings, seen across a sea lochA view of Gartbreck Farm across Loch Indaal from Bruichladdich, seen in October 2013. The farm is the site of a proposed ninth Islay distillery, with the ruined outbuildings to be demolished and the new microdistillery to be built in their place.