Eilean a’ Chuirn from the hill forts, Isle of Islay

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Picture of skerries on a coast seen from an inland hill on an island, the mainland in the distanceA view south east from the hills forts in the south east of Islay, looking over the Southern Skerries. The bigger one further out is Eilean a’ Chuirn with the lighthouse, between it and the coast is Eilean Craobhach. In the far distance Kintyre on the mainland.

View in the southern skerries, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over skerries on the coast of an islandA nice sunny view over the southern skerries on the south coast of Islay. Eilean a’Chuirn lighthouse in the centre. Kintyre in the distance, also a few glimpses of Gigha (the community wind turbines towards the right of the lighthouse).

View over the Southern Skerries, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over a number of small islands and rocky outcrops along the coast of an island., the mainland in the distanceA beautiful view at the south coast of Islay, a view over the Southern Skerries. Dozens of small islands and rocky outcrops are dotted around this part of the coast. In the distance the mainland can also be seen. This picture is from a walk during the Islay walking week a few years ago.