Old Photographs Port Askaig Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Port Askaig, Islay, Scotland. Port Askaig, Scottish Gaelic: Port Asgaig, a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay. Port Askaig serves as the main port of Islay, sharing passenger services to the Scottish mainland with Port Ellen. It also has a regular service to Feolin, Jura across the Sound of Islay, and in the summer there is also a weekly service via Colonsay to Oban. Port Askaig is the base of the Islay RNLI lifeboat which is called out ten to twelve times a year.. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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