North east Islay from Beinn an Oir, Isle of Jura

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Panoramic picture of a view from a mountain across a sound to an islandA panoramic view over the north east of Islay from Beinn an Oir, at 785m the highest of the Paps of Jura. Beinn a’Chaolais (733m) on the left, Port Askaig and Caol Ila to the right of it. The Sound of Islay stretches all the way through the view with Rhuvaal and the lighthouse on the right.

Paps of Jura from the Kilchoman Road, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three mountains in the evening light seen across a wide landscapeA view from the road to Kilchoman on a nice evening on Islay. While mostly cloudy the Sun managed to find a gap in the clouds to bathe the Paps of Jura in some beautiful mild evening light.

Dunes at Traigh Baile Aonghais, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a long stretch of dunes along a curved beachA view from the dunes at Traigh Baile Aonghais from near Killinallan Point, the dunes stretching out into the distance along the long beach. On the left Mala Bholsa, on the right one of the Paps of Jura can just be seen above the hills.