Beinn an Oir from Beinn a’Chaolais, Isle of Jura

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Picture of the top of a mountain with steep hill faces and screeThe dramatic western side of Beinn an Oir, the highest of the three Paps of Jura. The view is from near the summit of Beinn a’Chaolais. Taken during the Jura day of the Islay walking week 2013.

 

Port Charlotte Lighthouse and the Paps of Jura, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small lighthouse with a sea loch and mountains in the backgroundOfficially it’s the Loch Indaal lighthouse, but then again many people know it as the Port Charlotte lighthouse as that’s the village it’s next to. One of my favourite view on Islay on a clear day, the lighthouse with Loch Indaal and the Paps of Jura in the background.

 

Moon over the Paps of Jura and Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the moon in the late evening sky over a rural landscapeLate evening between Carnduncan and Gruinart. The Moon in the sky provides some light, the Paps of Jura in silhouette against the night sky.