Port Ellen seen from Kilnaughton beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village with a ferry port, seen from a beach
Port Ellen seen from Kilnaughton beach, Isle of Islay

Out on Kilnaughton beach for a lunchtime walk in late November 2025. The centre of Port Ellen with the ferry pier and small boats port nicely visible across the bay. If you look closely you can just spot the tops of the hills on Arran in the far distance.

Colourful clouds over Port Askaig seen from a ferry in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a tiny coastal village with a ferry terminal seen from the water under some colourful clouds
Colourful clouds over Port Askaig seen from a ferry in the Sound of Islay

A view from a departing ferry on a November afternoon in the Sound of Islay, looking over Port Askaig under some dramatic and colourful clouds

Carraig Fhada lighthouse and Port Ellen from the Singing Sands, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a beach mixed with rocks to a square lighthouse and a coastal village across a wide bay
Carraig Fhada lighthouse and Port Ellen from the Singing Sands, Isle of Islay

A view from the Singing Sands on the Oa in November 2025, Carraig Fhada lighthouse pn the left, Port Ellen with the pier and grain silo across the water.