Paps of Jura on an April evening seen from the Sound of Islay

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Picture of two mountains towering above a sound between two islands
Paps of Jura on an April evening seen from the Sound of Islay

A view from the Islay ferry approaching Port Askaig on an April evening in 2010. The impressive Paps of Jura with their scree covered sides towering over the landscape.

Wreck of the Wyre Majestic in the waves of the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a rusty wreck low in the water of a sound between two island
Wreck of the Wyre Majestic in the waves of the Sound of Islay

A memory from 2010, as the wreck of the Wyre Majestic has now pretty much completely disappeared. The ship ran aground in 1974 just off Bunnahabhain in the Sound of Islay.

Jura’s Beinn a’ Chaolais with Islay in the background

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Picture of the summit of a mountain with steep slopes and scree
Jura’s Beinn a’ Chaolais with Islay in the background

A view from Beinn an Oir on a sunny but hazy June day. The summit of Beinn a’ Chaolais, the lowest of the three Paps Of Jura. Behind it the Sound of Islay with Islay itself stretching out into the distance, the Oa towards the left.