View into the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view from a ferry into a sound between two islandsA view back into the Sound of Islay from a ferry to Kennacraig on the mainland. Glas Eilean in the foreground on the left, Jura on the right. Through the gap between the two you can see Dunlossit House, Port Askaig is just to the right of it (hidden by Jura). Sgarbh Breac (364m) on the right.

Blustery passage in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view from a ferry travelling down a sound between two islands on a blustery day A view from the MV Hebridean Isles travelling down the Sound of Islay on a blustery day. Dunlossit Castle and Port Askaig as well as Jura ferry crossing the sound are visible in the middle distance. Behind it Sgarbh Breac, at 364m the highest hill in the north of Islay, can be spotted.