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Kilnave and Killinallan on Islay and the Paps of Jura

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Picture of a ruined church, a sea loch, a farm and dramatic mountainsA view east at Kilnave. Kilnave with the remains of Kilnave Chapel and the Celtic cross in the foreground. Across Loch Gruinart we can see Killinallan Farm. Behind it the hills in the north of Islay and towering over them the Paps of Jura.

 

Barnacle Geese over Kilnave Chapel, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese in flight over the ruin of Kilnave Chapel, Loch Gruinart in the backgroundA picture from a visit in November 2012, some of the thousands of Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay in flight over the ruin of Kilnave Chapel. Loch Gruinart in the background. The Kilnave Cross is “hiding” on the right corner of the chapel.