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SV Irene passing McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a sailing ketch passing a lighthouseSpotted from the Islay ferry on a crossing to Kennacraig, the sailing ketch SV Irene passing McArthur’s Head lighthouse on her way to Port Ellen

Black Rocks buoy against the tide in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a buoy with a label Black Rocks in a tidal streamIt almost looks like it’s moving under its own steam, but in reality this is of course the very strong tidal current in the Sound of Islay racing past the Black Rocks buoy. Seen from the Islay ferry on a crossing to Port Askaig.

Kintyre and Arran seen from the Islay ferry

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Picture of a view from a ferry across the sea to the mainland, the hills of an island visible behind itA view from the Islay ferry on a beautiful April afternoon: In the foreground the low hills of Kintyre, behind it the hills of the Isle of Arran (who gave its name to one of the Islay ferries).