About Armin Grewe

Visiting Islay for over 20 years, blogging and posting Islay pictures in some form for almost as long.

Bowmore distillery beach panorama June 2024, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a white washed distillery above a sandy beach
Bowmore distillery beach panorama June 2024, Isle of Islay

A sunny view from the beach in Bowmore after a cloudy morning. Bright blue skies started to appear above Bowmore distillery early afternoon. On the left the Mactaggart Leisure Centre with Islay’s swimming pool, housed in former distillery buildings and heated by waste heat from the distillery.

Bowmore across Loch Indaal in June 2024, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small coastal village seen across a sea loch
Bowmore across Loch Indaal in June 2024, Isle of Islay

A view across Loch Indaal, I think from somewhere in the Blackrock area. Bowmore in the mild June evening light on the other side of the loch, the distillery on the right. A sailing yacht anchored just off it to the right. The Round Church visible up the hill above the village centre.

Olistadh dig above Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an archaeological dig at an abandoned village
Olistadh dig above Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

An impression from the archaeological dig at Olistadh on the Rhinns of Islay in June 2024. If you look closely you can just make out the Port Charlotte water treatment plant in the distance towards the left, the village of Port Charlotte is at the shore of Loch Indaal behind it.