Rhuvaal lighthouse and passing Calmac ferry, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse and a passing ferry at the entrance to a sound, seen from a mountain topA view across the Sound of Islay from Beinn an Oir, the highest of the Paps of Jura. Rhuvaal lighthouse on the other side of the sound, a Calmac ferry passing on her way south.

 

Big cliffs near Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a series of high and steep cliffs at an island coastlineSome impressive cliffs at Port Carraig Sgàirn near Sanaigmore in the north west of Islay (Sanaigmore is behind the cliffs on the right). The coastline towards Ardnave can be seen in the background, in the distance also the Paps of Jura.

 

The Paps of Jura from Loch an t-Siob, Isle of Jura

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Picture of three mountains towering over a lochA view of the three Paps of Jura from just south east of Loch an t-Siob. From left to right they are Beinn a’Chaolais (733m), Beinn an Oir (785m) and Beinn Shiantaidh (757m). On the right the stepping stones across the Corran River with the path leading on to the Paps.