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2024 upgrade works at Kennacraig for new Islay ferries

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Picture of machinery during upgrade work at a ferry terminal, including cranes and platforms
2024 upgrade works at Kennacraig for new Islay ferries

I’m not sure what exactly they were doing, but these works at Kennacraig in November 2024 were part of the upgrades in preparation for the two new Islay ferries scheduled to arrive in early 2025

Arran and Kintyre from the Sound of Islay

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Picture of various islands and mainland stretches seen from a sound between two islands
Arran and Kintyre from the Sound of Islay

A view from an Islay ferry in the Sound of Islay on an April afternoon. In the far distance the Isle of Arran, just in front the northern part of Kintyre. In the foreground the shore of Jura with some of the small islands off it including Am Fraoch Eilean and Brosdale Island.

Islay’s Oa, Kintyre, the North Channel and Ireland panorama

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Panoramic picture of a view from some steep cliffs with a monument across a wide channel to the mainland and another island
Islay’s Oa, Kintyre, the North Channel and Ireland panorama

Probably one of the best views you can get on Islay on a clear day, the view over the dramatic cliffs of the Oa with the American Monument, Kintyre in the background. Then the wide North Channel with Ireland just visible in the distance.