Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

Islay and Jura from Goatfell, Isle of Arran

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Picture of a view across a hilly coastal landscapeOne of the more unusual Islay and Jura pictures I’ve ever posted here. Back in 2004 I visited the Isle of Arran and climbed Goatfell on what luckily turned out to be the clearest day of my stay. This is the view west from the summit of Goatfell, in the distance you can see both Islay and Jura. The Oa on the far left, the hills in the south east of Islay left of centre and the entrance to the Sound of Islay right of centre. The easily recognisable Paps of Jura and some of the other hills on Jura on the right.

Rhuvaal lighthouse from the ferry in 2012, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse close to a shore in the sunA nice sunny view of Rhuvaal lighthouse at the northern end of Islay, taken from the ferry to Colonsay.

Scot Venture in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a cargo ship travelling through a sound between two islands, passing a small lighthouseSeen from Jura on a November morning, the Scot Venture travelling up the Sound of Islay on her way north. The small lighthouse at Carraig Mhòr visible on the Islay shoreline.