Tag Archives: Port Askaig

Angie and the Paps of Jura, seen from Islay

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Picture of a red fishing boat anchored in a sound, prominent hills visible on the other shoreA well known boat on Islay, the Angie, moored off Port Askaig. The Paps of Jura visible across the Sound of Islay on a bright but hazy day.

 

Yacht in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a yacht motoring in a sound between two islandsSeen from the ferry ready to leave Port Askaig a passing yacht in the Sound of Islay

 

Contrasts at Caol Ila Distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a distillery with an old warehouse and a modern stillhouseTwo very different periods at Caol Ila distillery at the Sound of Islay. On the right the modern still house and office built in the 1970s, on the left the old traditional warehouse (not sure when that was built).