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.

Waves, Kintyre, Arran and the Moon from an Islay ferry

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Picture of a view from a ferry, taking in waves, mainland, hills from an island as well as the Moon in the sky
Waves, Kintyre, Arran and the Moon from an Islay ferry

A view from a ferry to Islay in April 2024, looking back to Kintyre with the hills of Arran behind. The waves from the ferry spreading, while if you look closely you can spot the Moon up in the sky.

Arran and Kintyre from the Sound of Islay

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Picture of various islands and mainland stretches seen from a sound between two islands
Arran and Kintyre from the Sound of Islay

A view from an Islay ferry in the Sound of Islay on an April afternoon. In the far distance the Isle of Arran, just in front the northern part of Kintyre. In the foreground the shore of Jura with some of the small islands off it including Am Fraoch Eilean and Brosdale Island.