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.

Islay’s Oa, Kintyre, the North Channel and Ireland panorama

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Panoramic picture of a view from some steep cliffs with a monument across a wide channel to the mainland and another island
Islay’s Oa, Kintyre, the North Channel and Ireland panorama

Probably one of the best views you can get on Islay on a clear day, the view over the dramatic cliffs of the Oa with the American Monument, Kintyre in the background. Then the wide North Channel with Ireland just visible in the distance.

Cloudy December morning in Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village with a small pier on cloudy December morning
Cloudy December morning in Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

An early December morning on the Rhinns of Islay, a view of Port Charlotte under a mostly cloudy sky. Some brightness in the distance over the North Channel behind the Oa, but not much came of it as the morning progressed.