Category Archives: Islay from the air

Views of Islay from the air, mainly pictures taken from a DJI Phantom quadcopter, but also others

Carraig Fhada lighthouse and Port Ellen from the air, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a square lighthouse with a harbour village in the distanceGuarding the entrance to Islay’s main port Port Ellen is Carraig Fhada lighthouse, here seen from the air. The port with the centre of Port Ellen in the distance on the right. The Port Ellen Maltings and distillery warehouses can be seen just to the left of the lighthouse. In the far distance on the right you can even just make out Laphroaig distillery.

Loch Finlaggan from the air, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a freshwater loch with two islands from the air, a visitor centre in the foregroundA nice sunny July morning view of Loch Finlaggan from the air, looking south. The Finlaggan Trust visitor centre in the foreground, Eilean Mòr and Eilean na Comhairle towards the right. The path to Finlaggan follows the fence towards the right.

Port Ellen distillery and maltings from the air, Isle of Islay

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Picture of distillery warehouses and a modern maltings on a coast seen from the airA place familiar to many seen from a different vantage point. The warehouses of the long closed Port Ellen distillery next to the Port Ellen maltings on Islay. The White Hart beach just below us with the A846 leading out north towards Bowmore.