The centre of Port Charlotte from the air, Isle of Islay

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Aerial picture of a coastal village with whitewashed houses, a beach and a small pier
The centre of Port Charlotte from the air, Isle of Islay

A view of the centre of Port Charlotte from a drone above Loch Indaal. Shore Street in the front with the Port Charlotte Hotel on the right. Also Beinn Tart a’Mhill visible in the distance, the highest hill on the Rhinns of Islay.

Smoke around the pagoda at Kilchoman distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a distillery pagoda surrounded by smoke
Smoke around the pagoda at Kilchoman distillery, Isle of Islay

One of the few distilleries in Scotland still doing some of their own maltings (of which three are on Islay) is Kilchoman distillery. Here some smoke is swirling around the pagoda.

Golden evening light on the west coast of Islay

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Picture of some mild golden evening light reflecting on the sea off a west facing coast
Golden evening light on the west coast of Islay

An April evening on the west coast of Islay. The sun is reflecting on the water of Machir Bay and the North Channel, stretching out to the Atlantic. The view is from the Kilchoman dunes, looking towards Coull Point and Eilean an Tannais-sgeir to the left of it.