McArthur’s Head lighthouse in April 2012, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse high above  the seaA view of McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the Sound of Islay. We are looking down at the lighthouse from the walled grounds, following the line of the elegantly curved wall.

 

Entrance to the Sound of Islay, seen from Jura

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Picture of the entrance to a sound between two islandsA view over the southern end of the Sound of Islay from Brosdale/Jura House on Jura. Am Fraoch Eilean on the right hand side of the sound. McArthur’s Head with the lighthouse towards the left next to the steep dark cliffs.

Burn running over a beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a burn running over a beach with stones and pebbles into the seaA beach in the south east of Islay (near Proaig), a burn from the hills runs across the beach into the sea. I’m not certain, but I believe it is Allt a’ Ghlinne Dhuibh, between Proaig and McArthur’s Head.