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.

 

McArthur’s Head Lighthouse and Passing Ferry, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse with a ferry passingA view from McArthur’s Head lighthouse looking over the Sound of Islay. One of the Islay ferries is passing below, the Hebridean Isles on her way to Kennacraig.