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Islay, Port Askaig, General

Harbour, Village

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Recorded parish
Killarow and Kilmeny
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Map note: Islay, Port Askaig, General appears on the map as a harbour near Port Askaig, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The building's name has a tale to tell, even when the record is short.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 79774

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  • Andrew Curtis, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Susan West, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bob Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Andrew Abbott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andrew Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Becky Williamson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • M J Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Patrick Mackie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mary and Angus Hogg, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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