Port Charlotte gardens (2), Isle of Islay

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Picture of some back gardens with garden huts between two rows of houses
Port Charlotte gardens (2), Isle of Islay

Some more Port Charlotte gardens, these are between Main Street and Shore Street. Some huts, green plants and a good place for a chat with the neighbours.

Port Charlotte gardens (1), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a garden with flowers and vegetable beds in a village
Port Charlotte gardens (1), Isle of Islay

A view of one of the gardens behind the houses on Main Street in Port Charlotte on an overcast June day.

Sanctuary cross (and some sheep) below the Kilchoman crags, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small carved stone cross leaning over between some large stones in a field below some steep crags, some sheep between the stone and the crags
Sanctuary cross (and some sheep) below the Kilchoman crags, Isle of Islay

An ancient sanctuary cross in a field at Kilchoman, Kilchoman church and cross are about 200 metres to the left. From what I understand the story behind the crosses (there used to be three or four of them) is that if someone had committed a crime and made it into a triangle/square made up of three of those crosses, then they were safe from prosecution (as long as they stayed within the triangle). Another surviving cross is now in the Museum of Islay Life in Port Charlotte.