Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

Calmac ferry passing McArthur’s Head lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lighthouse at the entrance of a sound, a ferry entering the soundAn overcast day on Islay in April at McArthur’s Head. A Calmac ferry, the MV Hebridean Isles, is passing on her way to Port Askaig.

Jura and Islay from Colonsay

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Picture of a panoramic view from an island across a sound to two other islandsA panoramic view from Carnan Eoin (143m), the highest hill on Colonsay. Below us Colonsay with the dunes behind Kiloran Bay on the right. In the distance towards the left Jura with the Paps of Jura. Towards the right Islay with Sgarbh Breac and the north coast of Islay.

Port Askaig on an evening in 2004, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small village and ferry terminal with construction work going onA lot has changed in this view since this picture was taken in 2004. The project to completely reshape the whole waiting area had only just begun, huge amounts of rocks and earth were still going to be excavated behind the red and white barrier. Probably the biggest construction project on Islay ever.