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.
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.
A view south from the track to the summit of Creag Bhàn, looking over Mill Loch (centre) and Upper Loch (right). Not sure what the loch on the left is called. Kintyre just visible in the distance on the left.