Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

Bunnahabhain and the Wyre Majestic in 2005, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal distillery (Bunnahabhain on Islay) with an old wreck just down the shore
Bunnahabhain and the Wyre Majestic in 2005, Isle of Islay

The view is quite different now, but this is how Islay’s most northern distillery looked in 2005. The wreck of the Wyre Majestic just visible in the Sound of Islay on the left.

Islay’s McArthur’s Head from the Achamore Garden’s viewpoint, Isle of Gigha

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Picture of a lighthouse seen across a wide sound between two islands
Islay’s McArthur’s Head from the Achamore Garden’s viewpoint, Isle of Gigha

A different view of McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the Sound of Islay. Here the view is from the viewpoint at the Achamore Gardens on the Isle of Gigha.

Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head panorama

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Panoramic picture of a sound between two islands from a shore with steep cliffs above
Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head panorama

A panoramic view looking north up the Sound of Islay from below McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the sound. Jura visible on the other side of the sound with one of the Paps of Jura (I think Beinn a’Chaolais) in the distance.