Carraig Fhada lighthouse from the Ard, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse, seen across a bayA view of the lighthouse at Carraig Fhada, seen across the bay from the Ard at Port Ellen. Kilnaughton Bay to the right.

Kilnaughton Bay and Port Ellen panorama, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a panoramic view over a large bay with a lighthouse and a villageA panoramic view from the hills on the Oa looking east over large parts of the south coast of Islay. Kilnaughton Bay on the left, the beach just hidden behind the house on the far left. Port Ellen maltings and the former distillery warehouses just left of centre. Carraig Fhada lighthouse below, Port Ellen towards the right. If you look very close you can just make out Laphroaig distillery in the distance on the right.

 

Small cruise ship passing McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small cruise ship entering a sound, a lighthouse visible on the other side of the soundA view from the Jura side of the Sound of Islay, as a small cruise ship is entering the sound from the South. McArthur’s Head with the lighthouse on the other side of the sound, the shoreline with Proaig towards Ardtalla in the background.