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Securing cliffs in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of specialist climbers securing a cliff face with a metal mesh net
Securing cliffs in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

After some rock falls specialist workers/climbers were called in to secure the rock face at Port Askaig Brae. Here they are busy at work in April 2019, with a crane lifting up supplies while they are stabilising the rocks with a metal mesh/net.

Ferry on the approach to Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the bow of a ferry as it approaches an island port
Ferry on the approach to Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

An April evening, the MV Finlaggan approaching Port Askaig, Dunlossit House visible high above the Sound of Islay.

Dolphin jumping in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a Dolphin jumping in the Sound of Islay
Dolphin jumping in the Sound of Islay

Watched from the leaving ferry in Port Askaig, a Dolphin jumping in the Sound of Islay (and I think there’s another one in the water right next to it)