Roger (Grisly)'s photos with the keyword: Loch Gilp

The calm waters of the Crinan Basin and Sea lock beyond the gates at the western end of the Crinan Canal, This is a nine-mile-long (14 km) navigable canal in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It opened in 1801 and connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with Crinan on the Sound of Jura and avoids the sometimes turbulent waters around the Mull of Kintyre, A large view for clarity please, and HFF with a wonderful weekend!

The Lighthouse on the end of the breakwater at Ardrishaig, Lock Gilp, Argyll and Bute, Scotland This breakwater shelters the eastern end of the Crinan Canal which flows coast to coast saving the long and dangerous trip around the Mull of Kintyre, Loch Gilp itself is an offshoot on the western side of the much larger Loch Fyne, HBM and a nice week to all!

The bird may take a little finding but the bright orange beak should give it away quite easily, Fence and harbour wall at Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp, Scotland. 16.9 format so a large view may be beneficial ! Will catch up on my return tomorrow, HFF and a great weekend

Lumber on the quayside at Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp, The timber storage area is being filled ready for a Timber Link Ship A busy day will catch up later! The TimberLINK service ships up to 100,000 tonnes of timber a year which avoids around 8,000 lorry journeys – or nearly 1 million lorry miles – from roads between Argyll and Ayrshire. To date, since 2000, the Timber LINK service has shipped 2,115,233 tonnes of timber, which has avoided 21,471,641 lorry miles, forestry.gov.scot

Stacks of colourful Creels on the quayside at Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp, Argyll and Bute, Enlargement please, Wish you all a great weekend from a very wet South West UK

Ardrishaig is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern (eastern) entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger town being Oban. (Wikipedia) A day that varied between bright sunshine and cloud cover, but fortunately the light stayed reasonable even during the cloudy periods,------- A large view recommended if possible! We were based very close by and a for a while this was Our Town www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI6DBIvyEMI

Not the best of days for photography but you know how it is you just have to give it a go.