South west Gigha on a beautiful sunny day (Kintyre in the background)

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Picture of a view over the coast of an island with two wind power engines, the mainland in the distance
South west Gigha on a beautiful sunny day (Kintyre in the background)

A view from the Western Link Path on Gigha on a beautiful sunny June day. We are looking south west with the community owned wind turbines on the left and mainland Kintyre in the distance.

The Kartli memorial, Isle of Gigha

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Picture of a memorial cairn with an old compass on top
The Kartli memorial, Isle of Gigha

Back in 1991 the Russian factory fishing ship Kartli shipwrecked near Gigha with the loss of four lives.25 years later this memorial cairn was erected on Cnoc an Eireachdais near Tarbert Farm. The plaque is bilingual in English and Russian, the compass of the Kartli is embedded on the top.

Gigha Western Link walk coastal view with Islay and Jura in the distance panorama

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Panoramic picture of a coastal view from an island coastal walk, two other islands visible on the horizon across the sea
Gigha Western Link walk coastal view with Islay and Jura in the distance panorama

A panoramic view from the Western Link walk on the Isle of Gigha, looking over a stretch of the west coast of the island. Islay (centre & left) and Jura (right) visible on the horizon across the Sound of Jura.