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November morning light at the Bay of Small Isles, Isle of Jura

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Picture of mild November morning light breaking through clouds over a bay with islands
November morning light at the Bay of Small Isles, Isle of Jura

A few breaks in the clouds opening up over the Bay of Small Isles, seen during a November day trip to Islay’s neighbour Jura.

Bàgh an Dà Dhoruis and raised beaches in the far north of Islay

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Picture of a sandy beach below some raised beaches
Bàgh an Dà Dhoruis and raised beaches in the far north of Islay

One of my favourite beaches on Islay and the most northerly beach on the island, Bàgh an Dà Dhoruis near Rhuvaal lighthouse. The raised beaches along the north coast of Islay are towering over it while Mull and Jura are visible in the distance.

At the Jura road end

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Picture of a car stopped on a rough road in a remote landscape next to a sign with distances
At the Jura road end

This is as far as you can drive from the crossing over the Sound of Islay, the end of the public road on Jura (I reversed my car from the car park, from where I took this picture, to get it next to the sign). It’s also the starting point for the long walk to the Corryvreckan whirlpool, well behind the hills in the distance. On the way you’ll also pass Barnhill, where Orwell wrote 1984.