MV Isle of Islay arriving in Port Askaig

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Picture of a Calmac ferry (MV Isle of Islay) arriving at an island ferry port (Port Askaig on Islay)
MV Isle of Islay arriving in Port Askaig

Seen from the departing MV Finlaggan, a look back to Port Askaig where the new ferry MV Isle of Islay is arriving in April 2026

MV Isle of Islay passing Dunlossit House at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Isle of Islay passing a baronial mansion in some mild April evening light
MV Isle of Islay passing Dunlossit House at the Sound of Islay

Watched from the MV Finlaggan on the way to Kennacraig, the new ferry MV Isle of Islay passing Dunlossit House while arriving at Port Askaig.

MV Isle of Islay in the Sound of Islay (with Jura in the background)

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Isle of Islay in beautiful April afternoon sunshine
MV Isle of Islay in the Sound of Islay (with Jura in the background)

After first spotting her from Claggain Bay I saw the new ferry MV Isle of Islay again the next day. While on the MV Finlaggan waiting to depart to Kennacraig I got this great view of her in the Sound of Islay with the coastline of Jura in the background.