Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

North east Islay from Beinn an Oir, Isle of Jura

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Panoramic picture of a view from a mountain across a sound to an islandA panoramic view over the north east of Islay from Beinn an Oir, at 785m the highest of the Paps of Jura. Beinn a’Chaolais (733m) on the left, Port Askaig and Caol Ila to the right of it. The Sound of Islay stretches all the way through the view with Rhuvaal and the lighthouse on the right.

MV Finlaggan in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view from the upper deck of a large ferryA view from the upper deck of the MV Finlaggan on a cloudy day in the Sound of Islay. Looking back between the two large funnels as we leave Port Askaig in the distance.

Fishing boat passing McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a fishing boat passing a lighthouse high on steep cliffsSeen from the ferry travelling up the Sound of Islay to Port Askaig, a fishing boat travelling south past McArthur’s Head lighthouse on a November afternoon.