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Piel Ferry, Barrow-in-Furness
Piel Ferry
site name:-   Piel Channel
site name:-   Roa Island
site name:-   Piel Island
civil parish:-   Barrow-in-Furness (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   ferry
coordinates:-   SD23286479
coordinates:-   SD23456362
1Km square:-   SD2364
10Km square:-   SD26
SummaryText:-   From a jetty on Roa Island by the lifeboat station, to a jetty on Piel Island.

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BPP83.jpg  Waiting for passengers, in Piel Channel.
(taken 16.8.2008)  
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BPP81.jpg  Approaching Piel Ridge.
(taken 16.8.2008)  
At high tide, 16 August 2008, the ferry landed at the end of Piel Ridge; too rough for the island jetty.

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BPP80.jpg  Waiting for customers to arrive before picking up at Piel Ridge.
(taken 16.8.2008)  
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BPP82.jpg  Running onto Piel Ridge.
(taken 16.8.2008)  
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BPP79.jpg  Setting off again from Roa Island.
(taken 16.8.2008)  
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