Securing a shed roof in Portnahaven, Isle of Islay

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Securing a shed roof in Portnahaven, Isle of Islay

A shed in Portnahaven on the Rhinns of Islay, its roof secured against the wind by chains, ropes and some heavy bricks.

In the cave below McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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In the cave below McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

One of the many caves on Islay, the cave at the foot of the cliffs below McArthur’s Head lighthouse, at the southern entrance to the Sound of Islay. I can’t remember the details, but I have a vague memory of a story of it once being used by whisky smugglers. Which might be true. Or not.

Paps of Jura from the Sanaigmore cliffs, Isle of Islay

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Paps of Jura from the Sanaigmore cliffs, Isle of Islay

A view east from the cliffs at Sanaigmore, looking across Islay with the coast near Sanaigmore Bay in the foreground, to the Paps of Jura in the distance.