Rocky Jura shore and Am Fraoch Eilean

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Picture of a ragged rocky shore, a small island with a castle ruin in the backgroundA view during a walking week excursion to Islay’s neighbour Jura: A rocky shore near Ardfin with Am Fraoch Eilean (and the ruin of Claig Castle) in the Sound of Islay. The hills in the south east of Islay in the background.

Plane passing over the Paps of Jura and Sound of Islay

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Picture of a plane high in the sky passing over a sound between two islands and two mountainsA view across the Sound of Islay towards the Paps of Jura from near Rhuvaal in the far north. High in the sky a plane is passing, flying towards the west, likely destination America.

Rhuvaal, Sound of Islay and Paps of Jura panorama

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Panoramic picture of a view over a sound between two islands, mountains visible on the other islandA panoramic view from a beautiful sunny walking week walk in the far north of Islay. The walkers on the left are on their way to Rhuvaal lighthouse, just peeking over the low hills. Across the northern end of the Sound of Islay goes to Jura with the entrance to Loch Tarbert on the left and the Paps of Jura just right of centre.