Monthly Archives: January 2015

Ardbeg distillery from the Islay ferry

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Picture of Ardbeg distillery seen from the ferryA view of Ardbeg distillery on the south coast of Islay seen from the ferry to Port Ellen.

Rhuvaal lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse in a remote locationA view of Rhuvaal lighthouse on the northern end of Islay, at the northern entrance to the Sound of Islay. The former lighthouse keeper cottage is now a private home, I believe the most remote home on Islay by some margin.

Calmac ferry passing McArthur’s Head lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse at the entrance of a sound, a ferry entering the soundAn overcast day on Islay in April at McArthur’s Head. A Calmac ferry, the MV Hebridean Isles, is passing on her way to Port Askaig.