Port Charlotte seen from the top of Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village with a small lighthouse near it, a hill towering over it
Port Charlotte seen from the top of Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

A view from near the South Lodge just outside of Bridgend, looking across Loch Indaal to Port Charlotte on the Rhinns of Islay. Beinn Tart a’Mhill (highest hill on the Rhinns) dominating the landscape. Loch Indaal lighthouse visible towards the right, roughly below the summit of Beinn Tart a’Mhill.

Dig with a view at Olistadh on the Rhinns of Islay

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Picture of an archaeological dig on an elevated landscape with a wide view over a sea loch and distant lands
Dig with a view at Olistadh on the Rhinns of Islay

In June 2024 the Department of Archaeology at Reading University with Professor Steven Mithen had returned for more field work on Islay, this time for another dig at Olistadh on the Rhinns of Islay. This (if I remember correctly) is a barley kiln they unearthed during this dig, a dig with a view over Loch Indaal with the Oa in the distance.

Walking the dogs below Bowmore distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a couple walking their two dogs on the beach below Bowmore distillery on a bright sunny day
Walking the dogs below Bowmore distillery, Isle of Islay

A nice and sunny June afternoon on Islay, a couple walking their two dogs on the beach below Bowmore distillery on the shore of Loch Indaal.