Lookiing south to Port Appin
The open top of an old lime kiln
This is a rather remarkable small island because at one time it must have been entirely taken over by lime making. There are three kilns, one of which is certainly in a better state of repair than those at Port Ramsay; you can look down it from the top as well as up it from the bottom! Behind them I think is the quarry from which the limestone was quarried. Sheep are obviously kept here during the summer, and not surprisingly there are loads of nesting birds - mostly gulls I think. It is more an anchorage for lunch than an overnight stay, unless it is very calm - land on the rubble jetty.
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The old furnace at the bottom of a lime kiln
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