Category Archives: Lighthouses

A picture of a lighthouse on Islay

Islay’s Carraig Fhada lighthouse and the Mull of Kintyre

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Picture of a square lighthouse on a rocky shore, the mull of a peninsula in the distance
Islay’s Carraig Fhada lighthouse and the Mull of Kintyre

Seen from Kilnaughton beach, the famous square Carraig Fhada lighthouse near Port Ellen on Islay on a cloudy but still very clear late November early afternoon. In the distance on the left the famous Mull of Kintyre

Singing Sands seen from Swan’s Pool, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a distant small beach, seen across the water from a rugged coast
Singing Sands seen from Swan’s Pool, Isle of Islay

A view from Swan’s Pool, looking over the sea to the Oa with the Singing Sands at the bottom. You can also just spot Carraig Fhada lighthouse on the right edge of the picture.

Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht passing Jura lighthouse in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of an old ketch and a modern sailing yacht passing a small lighthouse in a sound between two islands
Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht passing Jura lighthouse in the Sound of Islay

Watched from Port Askaig pier, the ketch Fleur de Lampaul and a modern sailing yacht passing the small Jura lighthouse Carragh an t-Sruith on the Sound of Islay