Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

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.

Sgarbh Breac and the Wyre Majestic, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a hill over a sound, a wreck on the shore of the soundA view from the ferry to Colonsay travelling up the Sound of Islay. The hill is Sgarbh Breac (364m), the highest hill in the north of Islay. At the shore of the sound you can spot the wreck of the Wyre Majestic. Bunnahabhain Bay hiding behind it on the left.

Loch a’ Bhaile-Mhargaidh on Jura and the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a hill loch with a sound between two islands in the backgroundAn interesting view on the Isle of Jura, looking south-west over Loch a’ Bhaile-Mhargaidh. Behind the loch you can see the Sound of Islay with some of the east coast of Islay on the other side.