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22nd January, 2025 in Local & Family History, Maritime
By Peter Drummond
Peter Drummond has roamed the coastlines and harbours of Scotland for over thirty years, always with his trusty camera in hand. Although the Scottish weather can make both photography and travelling a challenge, Peter has accepted the challenge enthusiastically, battling mist, downpours and all manner of trials to produce some of the most beautiful photography of vessels that give a small glimpse into a bygone age.
Fishing Boats Around Scotland: The Colour Album is a celebration of the very best days, from ring-netters in Ardrishaig to seiners in Whitehills and many more besides, all in vibrant, beautiful colour.
Highlights include:
• No black and white images in this book – 230 pictures, all colour.
• A variety of locations on the west coast of Scotland are featured, from Kirkcudbright to Kinlochbervie, and on the east coast from Pittenweem to Wick.
• A variety of different types of fishing vessel built between 1948 and 2023 are illustrated – former side trawlers and ring-net boats; stern trawlers; seiners; pelagic trawlers; purse seiners; beam trawlers; crabbers; scallop dredgers etc., sometimes with some of Scotland’s scenery in the background.
• Vessels from over eighty different boatbuilders and shipbuilders are on show.
• Brief histories of all vessels illustrated including name and number changes.
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