Dubh Artach lighthouse and Kilchiaran radar station, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an old radar station on the top of a coastal hill with a lighthouse on the horizon across the sea
Dubh Artach lighthouse and Kilchiaran radar station, Isle of Islay

A view west from Beinn Tart a’Mhill, the highest hill on the Rhinns of Islay. In front of us the old radar station at Kilchiaran, in the distance on the horizon (towards the left) is Dubh Artach lighthouse.

Islay’s McArthur’s Head from the Achamore Garden’s viewpoint, Isle of Gigha

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Picture of a lighthouse seen across a wide sound between two islands
Islay’s McArthur’s Head from the Achamore Garden’s viewpoint, Isle of Gigha

A different view of McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the Sound of Islay. Here the view is from the viewpoint at the Achamore Gardens on the Isle of Gigha.

Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head panorama

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Panoramic picture of a sound between two islands from a shore with steep cliffs above
Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head panorama

A panoramic view looking north up the Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the sound. Jura visible on the other side of the sound with one of the Paps of Jura (I think Beinn a’Chaolais) in the distance.