Kelsay and Beinn Tart a’ Mhill, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lone rural house under a hill with a radio mast in a rugged landscape
Kelsay and Beinn Tart a’ Mhill, Isle of Islay

Looking back on the way out to Lossit Bay: I believe the cottage on the left is at Kelsay. Behind it is Beinn Tart a’ Mhill, at the 232m the highest hill on the Rhinns of Islay.

Port Charlotte across Loch Indaal from Bowmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village below a hill seen across a sea loch on a sunny June day
Port Charlotte across Loch Indaal from Bowmore, Isle of Islay

A view from Bowmore beach across Loch Indaal on a sunny June 2025 afternoon, following a cloudy start to the day. In the distance Port Charlotte on the Rhinns of Islay, Beinn Tart a’Mhill towering over it.

Olistadh panorama June 2007, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of an abandoned village below a hill
Olistadh panorama June 2007, Isle of Islay

Long before it was picked for an archaeological dig in the 2020s I passed the abandoned village of Olistadh on the Rhinns of Islay after climbing Beinn Tart a’Mhill (in the background on the right). These are some of the ruins in some beautiful June 2007 afternoon sunshine. Loch Indaal and the Oa also visible in the distance on the left.