Port Askaig Stores in 2002, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a whitewashed building housing a store in a coastal village
Port Askaig Stores in 2002, Isle of Islay

A memory from almost 2 decades ago, Port Askaig Stores back in 2002. While the stores haven’t changed much the surroundings have changed dramatically since then. The house in the background is gone, as are many of the trees, all during the redevelopment of Port Askaig with the expansion of the waiting area and the widening of the road.

Port Askaig from the pier panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a small ferry port from an adjacent fishing pier
Port Askaig from the pier panorama, Isle of Islay

A panoramic view of Port Askaig at the Sound of Islay, seen from the small pier of the fishing harbour. The lifeboat at its moorings on the left. The MV Isle of Arran at the main pier (although she left soon after to make space for the arriving MV Hebridean Isles) and the MV Eilean Dhiura at the small pier. The Paps of Jura in the distance on the right.