Raasay: East Suisnish pier slipway 1

East Suisnish pier, completed by 1914, was constructed by Robert McAlpine & Sons for William Baird & Co. who had purchased Raasay in 1912. Baird's developed the ironstone mining on Raasay and the pier was used to load processed iron ore on to boats for transport to iron and steel works elsewhere in the UK.

The pier and adjacent slipway (shown here) was also used as the Raasay ferry terminal until the new terminal at Clachan was opened in 2011.

The hills and mountains of Skye are in the distance.