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Pier (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Islay, Port Ellen, Pier

Classification Pier (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Loch Leodamais; Rubha Glas; Port Ellen Bay

Canmore ID 121745

Site Number NR34NE 65

NGR NR 36315 45010

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/121745

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Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
General view from ESE showing SE, SSE and E fronts of wood and iron steamer pier extension

SC 489051

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier General view from ESE showing SE, SSE and E fronts of wood and iron steamer pier extension

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

12/5/1976

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, Islay, taken from the S.

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Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, Islay, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

29/6/2010

© Crown Copyright: HES

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the SSE.

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General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

5/8/2008

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NW.

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Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/7/2012

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the S.

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Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

5/8/2008

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Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, Islay, taken from the S.

DP 090528

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, Islay, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

29/6/2010

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the S.

DP 046435

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

5/8/2008

© Crown Copyright: HES

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
View from NE showing E front of wood and iron steamer pier extension

SC 489047

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier View from NE showing E front of wood and iron steamer pier extension

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

12/5/1976

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
View from SW showing SSE front of rubble quay

SC 489049

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier View from SW showing SSE front of rubble quay

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

12/5/1976

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

Isaly, Port Ellen, Pier
View of pier and ferry

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Isaly, Port Ellen, Pier View of pier and ferry

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

1980

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the ESE.

DP 046439

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

5/8/2008

© Crown Copyright: HES

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NW.

DP 142957

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/7/2012

© Crown Copyright: HES

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
View from NNE showing fishing boats docked on E front of wood and iron steamer pier extension

SC 489048

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier View from NNE showing fishing boats docked on E front of wood and iron steamer pier extension

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

12/5/1976

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
View from NE showing top of SW tip of wood and iron steamer pier extension

SC 489050

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier View from NE showing top of SW tip of wood and iron steamer pier extension

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

12/5/1976

© HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the SE.

DP 046438

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

5/8/2008

© Crown Copyright: HES

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NE.

DP 142952

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/7/2012

© Crown Copyright: HES

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
General view from ESE showing SE, SSE and E fronts of wood and iron steamer pier extension

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, Islay, taken from the S.

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the SSE.

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NW.

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the S.

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, Islay, taken from the S.

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the S.

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
View from NE showing E front of wood and iron steamer pier extension

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
View from SW showing SSE front of rubble quay

Isaly, Port Ellen, Pier
View of pier and ferry

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the ESE.

Oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NW.

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
View from NNE showing fishing boats docked on E front of wood and iron steamer pier extension

Islay, Port Ellen, Pier
View from NE showing top of SW tip of wood and iron steamer pier extension

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen village, Islay, taken from the SE.

General oblique aerial view of Port Ellen, looking NE.

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Administrative Areas

Council Argyll And Bute
Parish Kildalton And Oa
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Argyll And Bute
Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NR34NE 65 36315 45010

Ship Ferry Vehicular

Terminal [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1981.

(Location cited as NR 363 451). Pier, Port Ellen. 18th to 19th century and later. The oldest part is a massive rubble quay, with inset stairway. Projecting from this is a wood and iron steamer pier, extended in concrete.

J R Hume 1977.

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