Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

Mull, Jura and Colonsay from the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view up a sound towards a number of islandsA view from the ferry in the Sound of Islay looking north. In the foreground on the right is Jura with the lighthouse at Carragh an t-Sruith. In the middle distance Colonsay, behind it in the far distance Mull with the Munro Ben More towering over the view.

Jura ferry leaving Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small car ferry in front of a small village with a ferry terminalA view from the ferry leaving Islay for Kennacraig, looking back at Port Askaig. The Jura ferry MV Eilean Dhuira is just leaving for her short crossing to Jura, passing behind the bigger ferry to the mainland.

McArthur’s Head and coast, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a rugged coast with a lighthouse on the top of cliffs on one sideTaken from the Islay ferry in April 2015, a view of McArthur’s Head lighthouse and the coast towards Ardtalla.