Carraig Fhada lighthouse and houses on a stormy November day, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a square lighthouse and a few adjacent houses on a stormy but sunny November day
Carraig Fhada lighthouse and houses on a stormy November day, Isle of Islay

A view from the only ferry that left Islay during a stormy November weekend with storm Bert. Looking back at Carraig Fhada lighthouse with the cottages next to (and above) it. Waves breaking over the rocks around the lighthouse.

Rocks off the Ard in Port Ellen on a stormy day, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some coastal rocks and cliff on a stormy day, waves breaking over the lower rocks, lots of white horses on the sea
Rocks off the Ard in Port Ellen on a stormy day, Isle of Islay

A view from the MV Finlaggan in Port Ellen during a short calmer weather window when storm Bert passed Scotland in November 2024. Waiting for the only departure during a stormy weekend a view over the western end of the Ard. Some waves crashing over the outlaying rocks.

Carraig Fhada lighthouse and ferry watchers, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a square lighthouse on a stormy day, several people standing on the shore near the lighthouse
Carraig Fhada lighthouse and ferry watchers, Isle of Islay

A view from an Islay ferry to the mainland on a stormy November weekend during a short calmer weather window. During that window it wasn’t as wild as I had seen it at other times, but there were still quite a few people out watching the ferry leave in the choppy seas.