Tag Archives: Laggan Bay

The Machrie and the Rhinns of Islay from the plane

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Picture of the view from a plane over various parts of an islandA picture courtesy of my sister Imke, taken during her arrival on Islay in June 2013. In the foreground the Machrie Hotel and golf course. In the distance the southern end of the Rhinns of Islay, if you look closely you can make out the lighthouse.

 

The Big Strand from the dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a very long sandy beach flanked by dunesThe longest beach on Islay, the Big Strand in Laggan Bay

 

River Laggan and Laggan Bay from a Plane, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a bay with a beach and a river running towards it, seen from a planeA view from the plane leaving Islay, taken by my late mother at the end of her last Islay visit. The view takes in the River Laggan in the foreground, behind it the Big Strand stretches out along Laggan Bay to Kintra. Port Ellen in the distance.