About Armin Grewe

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

Dig with a view at Olistadh on the Rhinns of Islay

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Picture of an archaeological dig on an elevated landscape with a wide view over a sea loch and distant lands
Dig with a view at Olistadh on the Rhinns of Islay

In June 2024 the Department of Archaeology at Reading University with Professor Steven Mithen had returned for more field work on Islay, this time for another dig at Olistadh on the Rhinns of Islay. This (if I remember correctly) is a barley kiln they unearthed during this dig, a dig with a view over Loch Indaal with the Oa in the distance.

Currie Sands from Four Winds, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small beach between some rocks seen from a hill opposite
Currie Sands from Four Winds, Isle of Islay

A view north west from Four Winds, looking across to the small but beautiful Currie Sands at Claddach. The Atlantic stretching out to the horizon in background. Also notice the interesting wave splash on the rocks in the water, I believe caused by a wave rolling back from the main rocks.

Walking the dogs below Bowmore distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a couple walking their two dogs on the beach below Bowmore distillery on a bright sunny day
Walking the dogs below Bowmore distillery, Isle of Islay

A nice and sunny June afternoon on Islay, a couple walking their two dogs on the beach below Bowmore distillery on the shore of Loch Indaal.