Rhuvaal lighthouse and passing Calmac ferry, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse and a passing ferry at the entrance to a sound, seen from a mountain topA view across the Sound of Islay from Beinn an Oir, the highest of the Paps of Jura. Rhuvaal lighthouse on the other side of the sound, a Calmac ferry passing on her way south.

 

Approaching An Cladach bothy, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a group of walkers approaching a bothy on the shore of a sound between two islandsA group of walkers approaching the bothy at An Cladach during an Islay walking week a few years ago. The bothy is in a wonderful location at the southern end of the Sound of Islay, McArthur’s head just out of view behind the steep cliffs in the distance.

 

Small cruise ship passing McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small cruise ship entering a sound, a lighthouse visible on the other side of the soundA view from the Jura side of the Sound of Islay, as a small cruise ship is entering the sound from the South. McArthur’s Head with the lighthouse on the other side of the sound, the shoreline with Proaig towards Ardtalla in the background.