Dark clouds over sunny Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a village in the sunshine but dark clouds overheadA view of Port Ellen in the sunshine, yet dark clouds can be seen overhead. The weather can change quickly on Islay…

Barley boat at night, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small freighter moored at a pier at night being unloadedThe ‘barley boat’ brings said barley to Islay, to be malted at the Port Ellen maltings before it is transferred to the various distillery for whisky production. Here it is seen from an arriving Islay ferry while being unloaded at night.

 

Carraig Fhada lighthouse and Kilnaughton beach cottages, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse, behind some houses close to the shore and a beachA view from the ferry arriving on Islay, looking to the lighthouse at Carraig Fhada. Behind it some of the new houses next to Kilnaughton Bay, right above the beach.