Eallabus, Islay House Square and Islay House from Knockdon

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Picture of a view from a hill over various buildings surrounded by woodlandsA view south east from from Knockdon, overlooking Bridgend Woods with Eallabus (front left), Islay House Square (behind Eallabus) and Islay House (to right of Islay House Square). Eallabus for a while held the record of the longest rainy spell in the UK (but not any more).

Bringing in hay bales at Eallabus, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a tractor loading hay bales on to a trailerFarming activities at Eallabus near Bridgend, bringing in the hay bales from a field.

At Eallabus plantation, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an overgrown track along a green plantationWhile large parts of Islay are low and treeless peat bogs and hills there are some pockets of woodland, in particular around Bridgend. Here a view of a part of the Eallabus plantation in Bridgend Woods.