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Eriskay
Western Isles of Scotland
Port Mhor is the main anchorage on Eriskay and
provides perfect security from any wind direction. In the late
1800s, when the herring fishery was at its height the bay would have
been completely full of boats, so full that it was possible to walk
from one side to the other across them.
The altar of St Michael's
church in the main village of Haun.
The altar base is the bow of
a lifeboat from the aircraft-carrier Hermes.
Recently there has been a project to connect by
road and ferry as much of the Western Isles as possible and here you
can see the ferry terminal for the passage across the Sound of
Barra.
Of course Eriskay is most famous for the story of
the MV Politician which sank during World War II carrying a load of
whiskey to America. Some of the islanders liberated some and were
jailed for this audacious crime. The event was immortalised in the
film "Whiskey Galore". The boat sank just this side of the far
point in the image.
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