MV Hebridean Isles at McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a passing ferry seen from a lighthouse overlooking the entry to a soundA view from McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern entrance to the Sound of Islay. The Calmac ferry MV Hebridean Isles is passing north on her way from Kennacraig on the mainland to Port Askaig on Islay. Taken in spring a few years ago, note the daffodils on the left.

 

Beinn Bheigier and McArthur’s Head from the Islay ferry

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Picture of a coastal landscape in the sun seen from a ferryA nice view from the Islay ferry on a beautiful sunny day. McArthur’s Head with the lighthouse in the foreground, Beinn Bheigier (491m, summit on the right) in the background.

 

Walkers arriving at Bunnahabhain, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a group of walkers walking towards a distillery at a small bay at a soundReturning from a walk in the north of Islay a group of walkers is approaching Bunnahabhain. The Sound of Islay with the wreck of the Wyre Majestic and McArthur’s Head in the distance on the left.