Cargo ship passing Rathlin East Lighthouse seen from the Mull of Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a cargo ship passing a lighthouse on an island off a much larger island, seen across a channel
Cargo ship passing Rathlin East Lighthouse seen from the Mull of Oa, Isle of Islay

A closer look of the view across the North Channel to Rathlin from the Mull of Oa on Islay. A cargo ship is passing Rathlin East Lighthouse with the mainland in the background.

Rathlin and Ireland from the Mull of Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view across a channel between two/three islands
Rathlin and Ireland from the Mull of Oa, Isle of Islay

One of the clearest views I’ve experienced across the North Channel from Islay to Ireland. Depending on how you measure it this is somewhere around 25 miles / 40 kilometres. The view is from the Mull of Oa on Islay across the North Channel. In the foreground you can spot Rathlin, behind it Ireland.

Path to the American Monument on the Mull of Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a monument tower on top of a cliff, a walkway leading to it across some bog
Path to the American Monument on the Mull of Oa, Isle of Islay

A view from the walk to the American Monument on the Mull of Oa in the south of Islay. The walkway across a boggy stretch nicely visible in front of us.