Dunes at Traigh Baile Aonghais, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a long stretch of dunes along a curved beachA view from the dunes at Traigh Baile Aonghais from near Killinallan Point, the dunes stretching out into the distance along the long beach. On the left Mala Bholsa, on the right one of the Paps of Jura can just be seen above the hills.

The Paps of Islay?

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Picture of a group of three round shaped hillsI’m not sure about their real name (I think the one in the middle might be Cnoc Mór na Clagain), but when I noticed these three hills during a walk in the south east of Islay I couldn’t help being reminded of their much bigger cousins, the Paps of Jura.

Paps of Jura from Port Askaig Brae, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a steep road leading to a sound between two islands, two mountains on the other side of the soundA spring view from the road to Port Askaig, also known as Port Askaig Brae. The Paps of Jura nicely in view across the Sound of Islay.