Port Askaig in 2005 panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a view over a small ferry port on an islandAn older view of Port Askaig at the Sound of Islay, taken from the MV Isle of Arran. The new road, car park and waiting area had been finished at this time in 2005, but the new Jura ferry and small boat harbour pier as well as the new ferry terminal building were still to come.

Islay ferry passing Gigha

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Picture of a view across a wide sound between two islands, a ferry passing in the distanceA view from near the twin beaches at Eilean Garbh on the Isle of Gigha in July 2008, Jura with the Paps of Jura in the distance. The Islay ferry MV Isle of Arran on her way to Kennacraig on the right.

Port Ellen pier from the Ard, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the pier and harbour of a small island villageA nice view of Port Ellen from the Ard, the pier with the (now former) Islay ferry MV Isle of Arran in the centre. On the right Port Ellen Marina. Behind the ferry you can just see the Port Ellen Maltings, the remaining warehouses from the long closed distillery are hidden behind the ferry.