The wreck of the Wyre Majestic in 1998, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the wreck of a fishing trawler stranded on a rocky shoreOne of my oldest Islay pictures, taken during my very first visit to Islay in July 1998 (before digital cameras, scanned from a print). The Wyre Majestic ran aground at Rubha a’ Mhail near Bunnahabhain in October 1974, opposite the Paps of Jura on the other side of the Sound of Islay.

This is how the remains of the wreck looked almost 20 years later in April 2017.

Paps of Jura and Scalasaig church, Isle of Colonsay

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Picture of a view over an island, across the sea and to another island with three mountainsA view from an Islay walking week excursion to Colonsay, looking over towards Jura from the track between Scalasaig and Turraman Loch. The square building below is the parish church, just below it you can see parts of the roof of the Colonsay Hotel. On the hill on the right the Lord Colonsay monument, behind the hill on the right you can even catch a glimpse of Islay.

Bay of Small Isles from the Jura Hotel garden panorama

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Panoramic picture of a bay with sheltering islands, seen from a hotel garden with a small football pitchA panoramic view of the Bay of Small Isles from the garden of the Jura Hotel in Craighouse.The Paps of Jura in the distance on the left.