MV Sound of Soay information

MV Sound of Soay is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the upper Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland. Sound of Soay was...

and slower MV Sound of Sanda and MV Sound of Scalpay. Sound of Seil and her sister, MV Sound of Soay were a development of the design of the earlier...

MV Sound of Jura was the first drive-through car ferry on the west coast of Scotland. It was operated by Western Ferries on the Islay service from Kennacraig...

MV Sound of Gigha was a pioneering roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ferry operating on the west coast of Scotland. She was launched as Isle of Gigha in May 1966...

MV Sound of Scarba is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the River Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland Sound of Scarba was...

MV Sound of Islay was the first ro-ro ferry on the west coast of Scotland. Built for Western Ferries in 1968, she served Islay and later Campbeltown –...

Renamed MV Sound of Sanda in 1974, she served Western Ferries on the Upper Clyde until 1993. MV Lymington was built in 1938 as an Isle of Wight ferry...

of preferred bidder status for two new car ferries for Dunoon-based operator, Western Ferries. Construction of MV Sound of Seil and MV Sound of Soay began...

suites and a large main hall. The main hall has a stage with professional sound and lighting equipment, and attracted popular acts such as Pink Floyd, Blur...

in October of that year as Sound of Soay and Sound of Seil this brought the fleet size to six however this dropped to four on disposal of the two oldest...

ferry joins BR on Harwich-Hook Railway Gazette 1 November 1968 page 784 "MV Lion – Past and Present". Dover Ferry Photos. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 16 August...

MV Loch Scavaig (ex Sound of Sanda) was a car and passenger ferry, operated until October 2013 by Western Ferries across the Firth of Clyde between Gourock...

MV Loch Sunart (ex-Gemeente Pont 23 then Sound of Scalpay) was a car and passenger ferry, originally operated in Amsterdam, and then by Western Ferries...

importance. Like its neighbours Egilsay and Wyre, it can be reached by ro-ro ferry MV Eynhallow from Tingwall. This service is operated by Orkney Ferries, and can...

ferry MV Graemsay. Two lighthouses are present on Graemsay: Hoy Sound Low and Hoy Sound High located at the extremities of the northern side of the island...

middle of the island, the Caledonian MacBrayne passenger ferry MV Carvoria operates from the Gallanach Road (about 3 km or 2 mi southwest of Oban). From...

Eilean na Ruadhaich, Glas Eilean, Sgeir Dubh Loch Alsh: Sgeir na Caillich Soay: Na Gamhnaichean Wiay: None Wester Ross: Loch Alsh: Glas Eilean Loch Long:...

of the Sound of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland. The island is privately owned. Inchmarnock lies to the west of the Isle of...

featured on a series of stamps. The first class stamp shows the 17-metre (56 ft) Severn class lifeboat in action in the Sound of Berneray 20 kilometres...

Ferries sail MV Golden Mariana from Papa Westray to Pierowall's Gill Pier. Twice a week - on Tuesday and Friday - the MV Earl Sigurd or MV Earl Thorfinn...

hills with only a few crofting communities, the island of Soay lies offshore. The bedrock of Sleat in the south is Torridonian sandstone, which produces...

The purpose-built vessel, MV Finlaggan entered service in 2011. ASP Ship Management Ltd operate a small car ferry on behalf of Argyll & Bute Council from...

mountainous south west of Lewis, all of Harris, the Sound of Harris and the northern part of North Uist. An area of the south west coast of South Uist is designated...

to the north-west of the island in Weddel Sound. Orkney Ferries' South Isles service is usually provided by MV Hoy Head, whilst MV Thorsvoe serves as...

south of the mainland, and Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre are served from Tingwall, in the Rendall area of the Orkney mainland. As well as this, the MV Golden...

Eilean-a-beithich was once one of the Slate Islands and located in Easdale Sound. However, it was quarried to a depth of 76 metres (249 ft) below sea level...

body of freshwater and runs along the fault line. The western side of Bute is known for its beaches, many of which enjoy fine views over the Sound of Bute...

Osborne, 'Moha-moha', Valhalla, and 'Soay beast' sightings of unidentified marine objects. International Review of Environmental History 3(1): 63–100....