Tag Archives: Jura

The north, Rhuvaal and Sound of Islay panorama

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Panoramic picture of the northern end of an island with a lighthouse and a sound between two islandsA panoramic view of the northern end of Islay, Rhuvaal lighthouse in the centre. The raised beaches of the north coast start on the left. On the right the Sound of Islay stretching down south, Jura on the other side with the Paps of Jura towering over the Sound. Colonsay also just visible in the distance towards the left.

Shore view to Proaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view along a shore to a bothyOne of my favourite classic views on Islay, the view towards Proaig with the hills at McArthur’s Head and the hills of Jura in the background, framed by the lone small trees on the shore.

MV Hebridean Isles entering the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a Calmac ferry entering a sound between two islandsLooking tiny against the hills on Jura, the Calmac ferry MV Hebridean Isles on her way to Port Askaig entering the Sound of Islay. McArthur’s Head just around the corner of the shoreline in the foreground on the left.