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The Paps of Jura from Kilslevan, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view to three mountains called the Paps of JuraA nice view of all three Paps of Jura from near the old settlement of Kilslevan. From left to right: Beinn an Oir, Beinn a’Chaolais and Beinn Shiantaidh. The Sound of Islay separating Islay and Jura can just be made out bottom right.

 

The wreck of the Wyre Majestic on a cloudy day, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the rusting wreck of a ship just of the shore of a sound on a cloudy dayA view of the rusting and disintegrating wreck of the Wyre Majestic in the Sound of Islay at Bunnahabhain. The Paps of Jura opposite hiding under a thick cloud cover.

 

Rhuvaal lighthouse on the horizon, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse in the distance behind some low hillsA view of Rhuvaal lighthouse from the south, on the way back to Bunnahabhain along the Sound of Islay.