McArthur’s Head lighthouse in April 2012, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse high above  the seaA view of McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the Sound of Islay. We are looking down at the lighthouse from the walled grounds, following the line of the elegantly curved wall.

 

Entrance to the Sound of Islay, seen from Jura

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Picture of the entrance to a sound between two islandsA view over the southern end of the Sound of Islay from Brosdale/Jura House on Jura. Am Fraoch Eilean on the right hand side of the sound. McArthur’s Head with the lighthouse towards the left next to the steep dark cliffs.

Carraig Fhada lighthouse under dark skies, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse under a dark cloudy sky, illuminated by the sun from another directionDark clouds moving out on the south coast of Islay, the sun now illuminating Carraig Fhada lighthouse in Port Ellen.