Port nam Marbh
Introduction
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Port nam Marbh
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 14 Sep 2013
Port nam Marbh enjoys some shelter from the promontory on which the ferry slipway is built. The name means something like 'port of the dead'. Beyond it is Mingary Castle, swathed in scaffolding; I gather it is undergoing restoration to a habitable state. On the skyline is Ben Hiant.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.690552
Longitude
-6.092589