Scaffolding at Carraig Fhada lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a square lighthouse with scaffolding around it
Scaffolding at Carraig Fhada lighthouse, Isle of Islay

A memory from back in 2003, when there was scaffolding around Carraig Fhada lighthouse. I assume it was for painting and maybe other repairs. A Calmac ferry in the distance, I believe the MV Hebridean Isles.

The Ard and the Oa from the air, Isle of Islay

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Aerial picture of a coastal landscape at the entrance to a wide bay, a lighthouse in the distance
The Ard and the Oa from the air, Isle of Islay

A drone view of the western end of the Ard at Port Ellen, looking south west to the Oa. Carraig Fhada lighthouse just visible on the right. Taken on a June late afternoon on Islay with clouds moving in after a sunny day.the