Tag Archives: McArthurs Head

MV Hebridean Isles entering the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a Calmac ferry entering a sound between two islandsLooking tiny against the hills on Jura, the Calmac ferry MV Hebridean Isles on her way to Port Askaig entering the Sound of Islay. McArthur’s Head just around the corner of the shoreline in the foreground on the left.

Looking down the stairs at McArthur’s Head lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view down some steep stairs along a cliff faceIt’s quite a long climb from the shore of the Sound of Islay to McArthur’s Head lighthouse.

Hills around McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of hills above a lighthouseA view from the ferry towards the hills in the south east of Islay with McArthur’s Head lighthouse at their feet. Beinn Bheigier on the left, the entrance to the Sound of Islay on the right.