Tag Archives: Carragh an t-Sruith

MV Eilean Dhiura on a clear day in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a small car ferry in a Sound between two islands on a clear sunny dayThe MV Eilean Dhiura crossing from Islay to Jura on a very clear April afternoon in 2015. In the middle distance the small lighthouse at Carragh an t-Sruith on Jura. Behind it the north of Colonsay and in the far distance the Isle of Mull with Ben More (the only island Munro outside of the Isle of Skye).

Islay lifeboat near Carragh an t-Sruith lighthouse, Jura

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Picture of an RNLI lifeboat passing a small lighthouseThe Islay lifeboat Helmut Schröder of Dunlossit II passing Carragh an t-Sruith lighthouse on Jura while returning to Port Askaig from an exercise.

Two lighthouses at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of two lighthouse on both sides of a sound between two islandsA view from the track out to Inver on Jura, looking out over the Sound of Islay. On Jura the small light at Carragh an t-Sruith. Behind it the much larger lighthouse at Rhuvaal on the northern tip of Islay. Colonsay on the horizon.