Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

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.

Waterfall near An Cladach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a burn (stream) running down a hillside with a waterfall at the bottomViewed from the ferry in the Sound of Islay, this waterfall is just south of An Cladach. Unfortunately I don’t know its name, there’s nothing mentioned in the OS map. It’s at the bottom of Gleann Ghàireasdail.

Coaster in the haze in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a coaster in a sound between two islands on a very hazy morningA view from the hills behind Bunnahabhain on a very hazy day on Islay in April. A coaster is slowly travelling south through the Sound of Islay.