Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

MV Finlaggan and lots of ropes in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

Image

9
Picture of a modern ferry in a sound between two islands, lots of ropes on a pier in the foreground
MV Finlaggan and lots of ropes in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

I’m not sure what all the ropes were for (I’m guessing one of the fishing boats?), I just thought they provide a nice foreground to the MV Finlaggan arriving in Port Askaig at the Sound of Islay

Northern Sound of Islay from Beinn Dubh (2)

Image

34
Picture of a view over a sound between two islands from the slopes of a hill
Northern Sound of Islay from Beinn Dubh (2)

A view north from somewhere half way up Beinn Dubh on the east of Islay. Islay on the left, Jura with the Paps of Jura on the right and the Sound of Islay between them. Taken during a beautiful sunny walk in April 2019.

Dunlossit House at the Sound of Islay

Image

34
Picture of a large house on cliffs overlooking a sound between two islands
Dunlossit House at the Sound of Islay

Seen from the Islay ferry approaching Port Askaig, Dunlossit House overlooking the Sound of Islay.