Tag Archives: Kintyre

MV Finlaggan at McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Finlaggan below a lighthouse, seen from the distance
MV Finlaggan at McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

Seen from Port Askaig (I had to crop this picture quite a bit….), the Islay ferry MV Finlaggan entering the Sound of Islay below McArthur’s Head lighthouse. Kintyre also visible in the far distance on a sunny and bright April afternoon.

Kintyre and a buoy from the Singing Sands, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a beach with some rocks to a distant peninsula, also a lone buoy in the distance
Kintyre and a buoy from the Singing Sands, Isle of Islay

A view from the Singing Sands near Port Ellen in the south east of Islay, looking across the sea to Kintyre with a navigation buoy also visible in the distance.

Islay’s Carraig Fhada lighthouse with Kintyre in the background

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Picture of a square lighthouse on a rocky outcrop, a peninsula visible in the background
Islay’s Carraig Fhada lighthouse with Kintyre in the background

A view from Kilnaughton beach in November 2025, looking over to the famous Carraig Fhada lighthouse near Port Ellen. Kintyre with the Mull of Kintyre on the right in the background.