Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head panorama

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Panoramic picture of a sound between two islands from a shore with steep cliffs above
Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head panorama

A panoramic view looking north up the Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the sound. Jura visible on the other side of the sound with one of the Paps of Jura (I think Beinn a’Chaolais) in the distance.

Low evening clouds over McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of low clouds over coastal hills above a lighthouse
Low evening clouds over McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

An evening ferry crossing to Islay, a distant view of McArthur’s Head lighthouse with some low clouds over the hills in the fading light.

In the cave below McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a man looking at rocks in a cave
In the cave below McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

One of the many caves on Islay, the cave at the foot of the cliffs below McArthur’s Head lighthouse, at the southern entrance to the Sound of Islay. I can’t remember the details, but I have a vague memory of a story of it once being used by whisky smugglers. Which might be true. Or not.