Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

Arriving back on Islay from an excursion to Colonsay

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Picture of a ferry travelling through a sound between two islands, a small village/port on the right
Arriving back on Islay from an excursion to Colonsay

Returning to Islay from the popular day trip to Colonsay on a Wednesday, parts of Port Askaig just visible on the right.

Islay and Jura from Oronsay

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Picture of a view from an island to two other islands, a lighthouse just visible on one of them
Islay and Jura from Oronsay

A view from the track to Oronsay farm and priory, looking over to Islay (towards the right) and Jura (towards the left). Eilean Ghaoideamal in the mid distance. If you look closely you can just make out Rhuvaal lighthouse at the far northern end of Islay right in the centre of the picture.

Picture courtesy of my sister Imke.

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.