What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay Iii: Port Ellen, Islay, Atlantic as Ferry (20th Century)-(1902), Paddle Steamer (20th Century)-(1902). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Islay III* was a paddle steamer ferry built in 1902 and operated in the Port Ellen area of Islay, Scotland. It was lost in 1902, likely due to construction or early operational issues, with no significant cargo or lives lost; its significance lies in being an early 20th-century example of ferry transport on the Scottish west coast.
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Places near here
Islay, Port EllenNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 910 yd
Sgeir FhadaIslet · 923 yd
Islay, Port Ellen, St John's Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 966 yd
Loch LeòdamaisBay · 991 yd
Islay, Port Ellen, PierPier (period Unassigned) · 1025 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1090 yd
Islay, Port Ellen, Mansfield Road, Columbia HallHall (period Unassigned) · 1189 yd
Kilnaughton BayBay · 1591 yd
Islay, Cill Tobar LasrachBurial Ground (early Medieval) - (medieval)(possible), Chapel (early Medieval) - (medieval), Socketed Stone(s) (period Unknown) · 1.1 mi
ImeravalNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
The Singing SandsBeach / strand · 1.4 mi
Laphroaig DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1.4 mi