Distant Rhuvaal lighthouse with Colonsay behind, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse at the end of a sound between two islands, another island in the haze in the background
Distant Rhuvaal lighthouse with Colonsay behind, Isle of Islay

A view from the road to Bunnahabhain, high above the Sound of Islay. On the left the northern tip of Islay with Rhuvaal lighthouse just visible behind the hills. In the background Colonsay visible in the haze (possibly also Oronsay and Mull, not entirely sure)

MV Isle of Islay arriving in Port Askaig

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Picture of a Calmac ferry (MV Isle of Islay) arriving at an island ferry port (Port Askaig on Islay)
MV Isle of Islay arriving in Port Askaig

Seen from the departing MV Finlaggan, a look back to Port Askaig where the new ferry MV Isle of Islay is arriving in April 2026

Fishing boat entering the Sound of Islay with Mull’s Ben More in the background

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Picture of a fishing boat out on sea, islands with a mountain in the background
Fishing boat entering the Sound of Islay with Mull’s Ben More in the background

A view from high above Bunnahabhain distillery north out of the Sound of Islay. A fishing boat is entering the sound from the north. Behind it Colonsay and Mull with Ben More, the only island Munro outside of Skye.