Carraig Fhada lighthouse and Port Ellen from the Singing Sands, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a beach mixed with rocks to a square lighthouse and a coastal village across a wide bay
Carraig Fhada lighthouse and Port Ellen from the Singing Sands, Isle of Islay

A view from the Singing Sands on the Oa in November 2025, Carraig Fhada lighthouse pn the left, Port Ellen with the pier and grain silo across the water.

Port Ellen marina on a calm June morning, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small marina on a calm cloudy morning
Port Ellen marina on a calm June morning, Isle of Islay

A calm June early morning in Port Ellen. Having dropped off my sister at the ferry to the mainland and watched her cruising away I briefly stopped at Port Ellen Marina. The water was beautifully calm, hardly a ripple in sight.

June morning on Port Ellen pier, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a pier over a marina at a coastal village
June morning on Port Ellen pier, Isle of Islay

A June early morning on the south coast of Islay, having dropped off my sister at the morning ferry to the mainland I stopped on Port Ellen pier to look over the marina and Loch Leodamais.