Port Ellen Maltings in October 2010, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the large industrial maltings in Port Ellen on the Isle of Islay, seen from the ferryA view of the Port Ellen Maltings (and the remaining Port Ellen distillery warehouses) from the Islay ferry arriving in October 2010.

Port Ellen distillery warehouses and maltings, Isle of Islay

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Picture of old distillery warehouses and a modern maltings seen across a bay

 

A view across the water to the remaining buildings of the now long closed Port Ellen distillery, mostly the warehouses. Next to it the modern maltings, which supply most of the distilleries on Islay.

Port Ellen and Kilnaughton Bay from the dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a bay with a sandy beach seen from dunes, a village with a harbour on the other side of the bayA view over Kilnaughton Bay and Port Ellen on the other side of the bay from the dunes behind the beach. Kilnaughton beach just below, partially hidden by the dunes. The pier with one of the Calmac ferries serving Islay on the right. Port Ellen Maltings and the distillery warehouses on the left. In the background in the far distance the hills of the mainland.