Port Ellen distillery and maltings from the air, Isle of Islay

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Picture of distillery warehouses and a modern maltings on a coast seen from  the airA place familiar to many seen from a different vantage point. The warehouses of the long closed Port Ellen distillery next to the Port Ellen maltings on Islay. The White Hart beach just below us with the A846 leading out north towards Bowmore.

Port Ellen pier from the Ard, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the pier and harbour of a small island villageA nice view of Port Ellen from the Ard, the pier with the (now former) Islay ferry MV Isle of Arran in the centre. On the right Port Ellen Marina. Behind the ferry you can just see the Port Ellen Maltings, the remaining warehouses from the long closed distillery are hidden behind the ferry.

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.