Let's go out of Sneck

[+weeman]

Not much to go on;

 

[IBM]

1 hour ago, TheMantis said:

Portnahaven, Islay. A door each for the parishioners of Portnahaven and Port Wemyss. A Telford church.

I have only been there once nearly 30 years ago but remembered it for some reason but not knowing the history.  I knew it wasn't one in Lewis as they are so dreary 

[Robert]

1 hour ago, weeman said:

Not much to go on;

 

On the Ayrshire coast?

[IBM]

2 minutes ago, Robert said:

On the Ayrshire coast?

No it's nearer home I know the man at the end of the pier 

[+weeman]

As IBM says

 

[+snorbens_caleyman]

2 hours ago, TheMantis said:

Portnahaven, Islay. A door each for the parishioners of Portnahaven and Port Wemyss. A Telford church.

I had no idea.  But after your clue, I searched for "two doors", "church", "significant" and (I can't quite remember) probably "western isles".

Looked at the images returned, and there it was.

I had no idea that Telford had designed churches, so thank you for that!

[+snorbens_caleyman]

The hills in the background suggested to me somewhere on the Moray Firth coast. 

So I've just taken a quick trip along the coastlines with Google Earth, looking for that distinctive harbour layout.

It's Balintore.

 

 

[+weeman]

Yes Balintore. On Saturday the Firth was calm but the waves were crashing over the sea wall which was a bit odd

[Robert]

We went for a walk along Dornoch beach on Sunday and had the same experience with the sea crashing against a wall despite it being pretty calm.

[IBM]

1 hour ago, Robert said:

We went for a walk along Dornoch beach on Sunday and had the same experience with the sea crashing against a wall despite it being pretty calm.

A lovely place to go but have you been here?

[Robert]

Not that I recall. 

[+weeman]

No idea 

[+snorbens_caleyman]

  Hang on, I'll just search Scotland using Google Earth.  I might be some time...

[+snorbens_caleyman]

Badbea clearances monument, Caithness.

[The Mantis]

Bu99er, I knew that one 

[The Mantis]

[+snorbens_caleyman]

Staggies Supporters' Club Away Day?

[Yngwie]

A dogging festival? 

[+snorbens_caleyman]

[The Mantis]

17 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

Staggies Supporters' Club Away Day?

No sign of the horses pulling them though.

[The Mantis]

1 minute ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

Aye that's it Snorbens. The mighty Quinag/Cuinneag in the background.

[+snorbens_caleyman]

I hadn't put the name on it, so that someone else could have a go.  Never mind...

Here's one my Dad's from 1954 or thereabouts.

[+weeman]

1 hour ago, TheMantis said:

No sign of the horses pulling them though.

There you go

[The Mantis]

1 hour ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

I hadn't put the name on it, so that someone else could have a go.  Never mind...

Here's one my Dad's from 1954 or thereabouts.

Smoooooo

[+snorbens_caleyman]

Woooo - yes!  

I vaguely remember him saying that that pylon was part of something like a radar station that was there at the time - it looks very like the old Chain Home antennae - and that he really shouldn't have included it in the photograph.