Tag Archives: Port Askaig

The Paps of Jura and a passing gull over the Sound of Islay

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Picture of the Paps of Jura (mountains) seen from Islay with a gull in front of themA view from Port Askaig across the Sound of Islay towards the Paps of Jura. A gull passing right in front of them.

Caol Ila distillery from the Islay ferry

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Picture of Caol Ila distillery at the Sound of IslayA sunny view of Caol Ila distillery just north of Port Askaig, seen from the departing ferry to Kennacraig on the mainland.

Lifeboat and Dunlossit House at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a RNLI lifeboat at its moorings with an old grand house above it, a sound between two islands stretching into the distanceSeen from the ferry departing from Port Askaig, the Islay lifeboat with Dunlossit House towering above it on the hillside. The Sound of Islay stretching out south into the distance.