Tag Archives: Port Askaig

Old ketch passing Dunlossit House, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an old ketch under sail passing an old stately home on a hillside above a sound between two islands
Old ketch passing Dunlossit House, Isle of Islay

Before passing Caol Ila distillery this nice old ketch passed Dunlossit House overlooking the Sound of Islay. Seen from Feolin on Jura.

Islay lifeboat at Port Askaig pier

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Picture of a RNLI lifeboat at a pier in a sound between two islands
Islay lifeboat at Port Askaig pier

Normally it’s moored at the other end of Port Askaig, below the old station, but on this sunny June afternoon the Islay lifeboat was tied up at the main pier.

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.