Shore view to Proaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view along a shore to a bothyOne of my favourite classic views on Islay, the view towards Proaig with the hills at McArthur’s Head and the hills of Jura in the background, framed by the lone small trees on the shore.

Washed up on the shore between McArthur’s Head and Proaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a broken water level board washed up on a remote shoreI’m not sure what this once was, I’m guessing some kind of tide or water level indicator. We found it while walking at the bottom of the cliffs between McArthur’s Head and Proaig in the south east of Islay in April 2009.

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.