Islay and Jura ferries in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of two ferries, a small and a large in a sound, a lighthouse in the distanceIn front the MV Eilean Dhura, as the name indicates the Jura ferry. In the distance the Isle of Arran, contrary to her name once one of the two Islay ferries. Also visible in the distance McArthur’s Head lighthouse.

 

Sound of Islay with wreck and lighthouse

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Picture of a view down the Sound of Islay, a wreck visible in the foreground, a lighthouse in the distanceA view south down the Sound of Islay from north of Bunnahabhain. In the foreground the wreck of the Wyre Majestic at Bunnahabhain. In the distance McArthur’s Head lighthouse. Kintyre on the horizon.

 

McArthur’s Head lighthouse from the Islay ferry

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Picture of a lighthouse on a coastal head, see from a ferryThe first Islay landmark many will see, at least those arriving with the ferry to Port Askaig. McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the Sound of Islay.