Monthly Archives: April 2017

The wreck of the Wyre Majestic in 1998, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the wreck of a fishing trawler stranded on a rocky shoreOne of my oldest Islay pictures, taken during my very first visit to Islay in July 1998 (before digital cameras, scanned from a print). The Wyre Majestic ran aground at Rubha a’ Mhail near Bunnahabhain in October 1974, opposite the Paps of Jura on the other side of the Sound of Islay.

This is how the remains of the wreck looked almost 20 years later in April 2017.

Lambing time on Islay

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Picture of a farmer checking up on his herd of sheep and their lambsA farmer checking up on his herd of sheep and their lambs at Ardbeg on the south coast of Islay.

April sunshine and showers in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the bright Sun over a distant shower, seen from a beachAn April afternoon on Kilchoman Beach, a rain shower moving in towards Islay from the west while there’s still bright sunshine above. Soon after I took this picture I had to make a tactical retreat to shelter in my car, to return to the beach again 15 minutes later.