Fraser’s Cairn above Gleann Mòr, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a memorial cairn above a glen (valley) leading to a sea loch
Fraser’s Cairn above Gleann Mòr, Isle of Islay

A view of the cairn erected in memory of the late Fraser Shaw, near the Octomore spring overlooking Gleann Mòr leading towards Port Charlotte and Loch Indaal on the Rhinns of Islay. If you look closely you can also make out Abhainn Gearach flowing down the glen.

Gathering at Fraser’s Cairn, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small group of people next to a memorial cairn overlooking a glen (valley), a sea loch in the distance
Gathering at Fraser’s Cairn, Isle of Islay

Every year during the Islay Sessions in November on the Sunday morning people meet up to remember the late Fraser Shaw, the driving force behind the early sessions. For the first few years after his passing this took place in Bruichladdich, now it is at Fraser’s Cairn above the Octomore spring in Gleann Mòr.

This picture shows only a small part of the people who turned up, having a chat next to the cairn while others were still arriving.

Abhainn Gearach in Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a burn (stream) flowing under a bridge and through a village
Abhainn Gearach in Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

Another view from Sgioba Cottage’s garden, looking the other direction from the previous view. This is Abhainn Gearach flowing under the Main Street / A847 bridge in Port Charlotte.