Jura’s Beinn a’ Chaolais with Islay in the background

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Picture of the summit of a mountain with steep slopes and scree
Jura’s Beinn a’ Chaolais with Islay in the background

A view from Beinn an Oir on a sunny but hazy June day. The summit of Beinn a’ Chaolais, the lowest of the three Paps Of Jura. Behind it the Sound of Islay with Islay itself stretching out into the distance, the Oa towards the left.

Cattle on Inverlussa beach, Isle of Jura

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Picture of some cattle on a small beach at the end of a bay
Cattle on Inverlussa beach, Isle of Jura

An excursion to Islay’s neighbour Jura on a mostly cloudy November day a good number of years ago. Among other places we stopped at Inverlussa beach where a few cows were enjoying the beach instead of the tourists who during the summer stop here to visit the “Tea on the Beach” cafe in an old horsebox.

Brosdale Island off the Isle of Jura

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Picture of a small island off a much larger island
Brosdale Island off the Isle of Jura

One of the smaller islands around Jura, Brosdale Island in the south east of Jura. Islay also just visible in the distance on the right