Fishing boat passing McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a fishing boat passing a lighthouse high on steep cliffsSeen from the ferry travelling up the Sound of Islay to Port Askaig, a fishing boat travelling south past McArthur’s Head lighthouse on a November afternoon.

On the way to Proaig in 2005, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three walkers in a remote coastal areaAn overcast day on Islay in summer 2005, walking out from Ardtalla to Proaig and on to McArthur’s Head. We were on a reconnaissance walk for WalkIslay 2006.

CEG Cosmos passing McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small freighter passing a lighthouseSpotted from the Islay ferry, the CEG Cosmos passing below McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the Sound of Islay.