A slightly dodgy panorama from an Islay Beach Rugby tournament a decade ago. If you look closely you’ll spot some of the same players twice, as they advanced while the panorama was taken.
Islay Beach Rugby panorama (spot the movement)
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Tag Archives: Port Ellen Maltings
MV Finlaggan approaching Port Ellen at night, Isle of Islay
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A view from the upper deck of the MV Finlaggan on a November late evening, approaching Port Ellen on a crossing to Islay. The maltings with the smoking chimney visible on the left, just right of the bridge.
Barley boat Victress in Port Ellen (2), Isle of Islay
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While some of the barley used for making the famous whisky is grown on Islay the island can’t produce anywhere near enough to support soon nine distilleries. The vast majority is imported from elsewhere, brought in by the ‘barley boat’. Here we can see the Victress being unloaded, first the barley is sucked into holding silos (the large square building behind the front hatch) before being transported by lorry to the maltings (in the distance on the left).