Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

MV Finlaggan arriving in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Finlaggan slowly arriving at the pier in Port Askaig on the Isle of Islay
MV Finlaggan arriving in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

Taken on a June 2025 afternoon, the MV Finlaggan arriving in Port Askaig at the Sound of Islay (with my sister Imke on board)

The Paps of Jura across the Sound of Islay

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Picture of three scree covered mountains seen across a sound between two islands on a sunny afternoon
The Paps of Jura across the Sound of Islay

A view from the Bunnahabhain road on a sunny April afternoon. Across the Sound of Islay a nice view of the three Paps of Jura, from left to right: Beinn an Oir, Beinn Shiantaidh and Beinn a’ Chaolais.

Heatherhouse cottages on Islay below the Paps of Jura

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Picture of some whitewashed cottages below some mountains on the other side of a sound between two islands
Heatherhouse cottages on Islay below the Paps of Jura

A popular view from the Bunnahabhain road near Persabus, looking over to the Heatherhouse cottages near Caol Ila with the Paps of Jura towering over them. Towards the left you can spot the Sound of Islay separating Islay and Jura.