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And for those who take an interest in such things, an image here for the Sunflower at the end of her 'floating life' - before she was driven ashore and wrecked:
With many thanks to David Hulme (here on Flickr) who's wonderful image of this wreck entirely inspired this picture. One of my all time favourite images here on Flickr, its impact was so strong as to finally make my mind up to visit this area of Scotland, and making my own picture of it was always at the top of my itinerary.
This is the image: flic.kr/p/dCQa2E
Just a wooden sculpture, with no eyes, some dramatic light and finished with a texture.
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Stromeferry lies next to the narrowest part of Loch Carron and for many years, there was a ferry service here to North Strome. This provided a link with the first road built in 1809 along the north side of the loch.[2] Completion of the Stromeferry bypass (A890) along the south-eastern shore of the loch made the ferry service redundant and it ceased operating in 1970. At that time, there were two vessels providing the service. The larger of the two, Pride of Strome, measuring 16m long x 5m wide, was built in 1962 by Forbes of Sandhaven.[3] The smaller, Strome Castle, measuring 9m long x 3m wide, was built in 1958 by Nobles of Fraserburgh.[4] Both boats now lie wrecked on the shore of Loch Carron between North Strome and Lochcarron
For more information about this small nugget of highland life and to see the ferry as it once was:
exceptthekylesandwesternisles.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/stro...