Category Archives: Colonsay Excursion

A picture from an excursion to Islay’s neighbour Colonsay

Port Askaig in thick fog, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal landscape with two houses in thick fogA view from the ferry travelling up the Sound of Islay from Port Askaig to Colonsay. Thick fog reduced visibility quite a lot, you could only just make out the houses on the shore.

 

The north of Islay with Rhuvaal lighthouse

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Picture of a remote coastline with a lone lighthouseA view from the Islay to Colonsay ferry to the north of Islay. Rhuvaal lighthouse guards the far northern tip of Islay. Sgarbh Breac (364m, highest hill in the north of Islay) in the centre. The Sound of Islay to the left.

 

Rhuvaal lighthouse and a fishing boat, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse on a remote shore, a small fishing boat not far from the coastA view of Rhuvaal lighthouse from the ferry to Colonsay. A small fishing boat working at the northern end of the Sound of Islay. Mala Bholsa visible in the distance.