Piers and Fishing

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Photo of Strachur pier
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Photo of Strachur pier
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Photo of Strachur pier
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Photo of Strachur pier
PF1-006 Did you know ice cream was sold from here in the early 1920s?

Photo of Strachur pier
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Photo of Strachur pier
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Strachur Pier
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Stage coach for loch eck tours
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Fisherman's Pier
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Photo of Fishing Net Stances at The Bay
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Photo from Plowden Collection
PC1-038 Photo From Plowden Collection – with thanks to Francis Plowden and Live Argyll Libraries. See also our page on Roger Herbert Plowden for an excellent selection of Plowden photographs.
Barking the nets at Fishermens Pier, Strachur. Oak tree Bark was heated up in water, the nets were soaked in this, then hung up to dry on the Stances. The coating from the barking of the nets helped prevent them from rotting.
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Fishing boats
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Photo of Steamer at the pier
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Photo of Fishing Net Stances at Leachd
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Fishermen Stances at Leachd
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Photo of Fishermen at Newton
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Newton Crofter Fishermen about 1860

Back – Sandy Cameron, Donald Douglas, John McVean

Front – Hugh Douglas, Duncan Martin
Fishing Boats
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Fishing Stances at Newton
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Loch Eck Pier
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Lock Eck
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