Pier, Gills bay, Caithness, Scotland
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The pier at Gills bay is where the Ferry from St. Margarets Hope docks. This panorama shows the vehicles waiting for the M.V. Pentalina to arrive and the new Cafe which Pentland Ferries have built on the pier for the use of passengers waiting forthe boat.
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