Shandchem: Durness Limestone - Lismore Island
Shandchem: Eilean an Caorach pier for coal for the firing the lime kilns and exporting quicklime.
Shandchem: Eilean an Caorach Durness limestone which in the past was broken up and converted to quicklime in the Island's lime kilns.
Shandchem: Sea kayaks and lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach. Photographed on 20 July 2023. The lime kilns were fuelled by coal to convert the quarried Durness limestone into quicklime.
Shandchem: Lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach. Photographed on 20 July 2023. The lime kilns were fuelled by coal to convert the quarried Durness limestone into quicklime.
Shandchem: Lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach. Photographed on 20 July 2023. The lime kilns were fuelled by coal to convert the quarried Durness limestone into quicklime.
Shandchem: Eilean nan Caorach north westerly view.
Shandchem: Eilean nan Caorach south-west view.
Shandchem: Eilean nan Caorach south-west view.
Shandchem: Eilean nan Caorach northerly View.
Shandchem: Eilean nan Caorach northerly View.
Shandchem: Eilean nan Caorach SE and ENE View.
Shandchem: Eilean nan Caorach South Black Guillemots Canada Geese View 20230721_071718_3800
Shandchem: Lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach and Inn Island. Photographed on 20 July 2023. The lime kilns were fuelled by coal to convert the quarried Durness limestone into quicklime.
Shandchem: Eilean nan Caorach where Durness limestone was quarried with view of Lismore Island.
Shandchem: Durness limestone. Eilean nan Caorach.
Shandchem: Lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach, photgrpahed on 20 July 2023.
Shandchem: Lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach. Photographed on 20 July 2023. The lime kilns were fuelled by coal to convert the quarried Durness limestone into quicklime.
Shandchem: Lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach. Photographed on 20 July 2023. The lime kilns were fuelled by coal to convert the quarried Durness limestone into quicklime.
Shandchem: Lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach. Photographed on 20 July 2023. The lime kilns were fuelled by coal to convert the quarried Durness limestone into quicklime.
Shandchem: Lime kilns, Eilean an Caorach. Photographed on 20 July 2023. The lime kilns were fuelled by coal to convert the quarried Durness limestone into quicklime.
Shandchem: Millers Port, SW end of Lismore Island (NM 81364 37287).
Shandchem: Millers Port, SW end of Lismore Island (NM 81364 37287).
Shandchem: Millers Port, SW end of Lismore Island (NM 81364 37287), Sgeir Sgoraig and the Isle of Mull in the distance.
Shandchem: Millers Port, SW end of Lismore Island (NM 81364 37287), Sgeir Sgoraig and the Isle of Mull in the distance.
Shandchem: Port Appin area from Eilean an Caorach.
Shandchem: Port Appin from Eilean an Caorach.
Shandchem: Tralee beach, where we launched for sea kayak trip along the south of Lismore island to Eilean nan Caorach and back to Tralee. We camped from kayaks on the night of 20 July before paddling back to Tralee on 21 July (NGR NM 89697 38784).
Shandchem: Tralee, where we launched for sea kayak trip along the south of Lismore island to Eilean nan Caorach and back to Tralee. We camped from kayaks on the night of 20 July before paddling back to tralee.
Shandchem: Tralee beach, where we launched for sea kayak trip along the south of Lismore island to Eilean nan Caorach and back to Tralee. We camped from kayaks on the night of 20 July before paddling back to Tralee on 21 July (NGR NM 89697 38784).