Proaig Bay and bothy, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a remote bay with a bothyA view from a walk out to Proaig in the south east of Islay, approaching from Ardtalla. The bothy is on the shore just left of centre.

Imke crossing a burn on a walk to Proaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a woman crossing a burn flowing over a pathMy sister Imke on a visit to Islay a few years ago. Here she is crossing a burn during a walk to Proaig.

On the approach to Proaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal landscape with a bothy in the distance, a few walkers on their way to the bothyA view from a walk to Proaig and McArthur’s Head lighthouse during an Islay walking week a few years ago. This view is on the approach to Proaig, you can see the bothy in the centre of the picture. To the left of it some of the walkers can be seen approaching it. On the right the entrance to the Sound of Islay, in the distance the tops of the Paps of Jura.