Loch Indaal Lighthouse from the Port Charlotte Hotel, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a window towards a lighthouseA view from one of the rooms at the Port Charlotte Hotel, looking north east. On the wall you can the letters of the hotel, below Loch Indaal with the lighthouse on the right. Picture courtesy of my sister Imke.

 

Standing stone near Uiskentuie, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a standing stone in a field, a sea loch and a village in the distanceThis standing stone stands in a field near Uiskentuie overlooking Loch Indaal. Bowmore in the distance.

 

Walkers at a mussel bank in Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a group of walkers standing around a mussel bank during low tideDuring low tide you can walk (or ride on a horse) quite far out into Loch Indaal at the top of the loch. During an Islay walking week a few years ago we walked across the loch from the Gaelic College in Bowmore almost all the way to Bridgend (you have to return to land where the River Sorn flows into Loch Indaal). During the walk we came across this mussel bank, which Donald James (in the green jacket) pointed out to us.