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Paps of Jura in evening light from Islay ferry

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Picture of three mountains in mild evening light, seen from a ferry in a sound below the mountainsA beautiful view from the Islay ferry arriving for Port Askaig. The Paps of Jura (left to right: Beinn an Oir, Beinn a’Chalois, Beinn Shiantaidh) in some mild evening light. Feolin with the Jura ferry slip on the shore below.

Paps of Jura from near Tallant, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three mountains in the distance behind some grasslandA view east from near Tallant, behind the low hills on Islay the Paps of Jura dominate the view.

MPV Minna passing the Isle of Jura

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Picture of a marine protection vessel passing an island with high mountainsSpotted from the ferry to Islay, the Scottish Marine Protection Vessel (MPV) Minna (which has a sister ship called, yes, you guessed it, MPV Jura). Beinn an Oir, the highest of the Paps of Jura, towering over the ship.