Port na Carraigh

Sea, Estuary, Creek in Argyllshire

Scotland

Port na Carraigh

Ruins of St Cathan's Church Ardminish
Ruins of St Cathan's Church Ardminish Credit: John Ferguson

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Ruins of St Cathan's Church Ardminish
Ruins of St Cathan's Church Ardminish
Achamore House, Gigha A Scottish baronial-style mansion built in 1884 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38541/gigha-achamore-estate-achamore-house" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38541/gigha-achamore-estate-achamore-house">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.
Achamore House, Gigha
A Scottish baronial-style mansion built in 1884 LinkExternal link.
Gigha Village Hall Adjacent to the car park for Achamore House.
Gigha Village Hall
Adjacent to the car park for Achamore House.
Gunnera and Primula at Achamore Gardens The gardens are  a highlight of the Island of Gigha - plenty of rambling paths and a delightful informality.
Gunnera and Primula at Achamore Gardens
The gardens are a highlight of the Island of Gigha - plenty of rambling paths and a delightful informality.
The pond at Achamore Marginal primulas and irises, with emergent Potamogeton flowers, and lilies on the far side.
The pond at Achamore
Marginal primulas and irises, with emergent Potamogeton flowers, and lilies on the far side.
Emergent flowers on the pond at Achamore Gardens I'm not sure what they are; possibly a water lily of some sort - I thought at first Potamogeton flowers, from the plant with floating leaves, but I now think not.
Emergent flowers on the pond at Achamore Gardens
I'm not sure what they are; possibly a water lily of some sort - I thought at first Potamogeton flowers, from the plant with floating leaves, but I now think not.
Pond-edge plants at Achamore Garden Primula [pink] and Libertia [white flowers, of the Iris family], with a carved Otter by the pond.
Pond-edge plants at Achamore Garden
Primula [pink] and Libertia [white flowers, of the Iris family], with a carved Otter by the pond.
Giant Viper's Bugloss at Achamore An impressive plant that grows up to 4m high, with spikes of blue flowers. Echium pininana is native to La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Giant Viper's Bugloss at Achamore
An impressive plant that grows up to 4m high, with spikes of blue flowers. Echium pininana is native to La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Path in Achamore Gardens With a fine Pine tree and an Agave/Aloe type plant.
Path in Achamore Gardens
With a fine Pine tree and an Agave/Aloe type plant.
Cabbage Tree and Giant Viper's Bugloss at Achamore Two plants [Cordyline australis, from New Zealand and Echium pininana, from the Canary Islands, resp.] that demonstrate the mildness of the Argyll climate.
Cabbage Tree and Giant Viper's Bugloss at Achamore
Two plants [Cordyline australis, from New Zealand and Echium pininana, from the Canary Islands, resp.] that demonstrate the mildness of the Argyll climate.
Pier at the southern end of the road on the Isle of Gigha The small Gigalum Island can be seen beyond the end of the pier with the Kintyre Peninsula behind Gigalum.
Pier at the southern end of the road on the Isle of Gigha
The small Gigalum Island can be seen beyond the end of the pier with the Kintyre Peninsula behind Gigalum.
For Sale: Achamore House, Gigha
For Sale: Achamore House, Gigha
Ruin of St. Cathan's Church, Gigha
Ruin of St. Cathan's Church, Gigha
View from the South Pier, Gigha The shallow bays of the southern part of Gigha fringed by white sand beaches.
View from the South Pier, Gigha
The shallow bays of the southern part of Gigha fringed by white sand beaches.
Grob Bagh Beach, Isle of Gigha Quartz outcrop on Grob Bagh Beach, Isle of Gigha
Grob Bagh Beach, Isle of Gigha
Quartz outcrop on Grob Bagh Beach, Isle of Gigha
Cottages Isle of Gigha, North Druimachro Isle of Gigha, North Druimachro
Cottages Isle of Gigha, North Druimachro
Isle of Gigha, North Druimachro
Wall bordering road and field, Isle of Gigha Taken at the South of the Isle of Gigha, Cara Island visible in the far distance.
Wall bordering road and field, Isle of Gigha
Taken at the South of the Isle of Gigha, Cara Island visible in the far distance.
Fishing creels and other paraphernalia At the head of the pier.
Fishing creels and other paraphernalia
At the head of the pier.
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Port na Carraigh is located at Grid Ref: NR6446 (Lat: 55.653708, Lng: -5.7493208)

Unitary Authority: Argyll and Bute

Police Authority: Argyll and West Dunbartonshire

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