Eilean a’ Chuirn from the hill forts, Isle of Islay

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Picture of skerries on a coast seen from an inland hill on an island, the mainland in the distanceA view south east from the hills forts in the south east of Islay, looking over the Southern Skerries. The bigger one further out is Eilean a’ Chuirn with the lighthouse, between it and the coast is Eilean Craobhach. In the far distance Kintyre on the mainland.

View in the southern skerries, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over skerries on the coast of an islandA nice sunny view over the southern skerries on the south coast of Islay. Eilean a’Chuirn lighthouse in the centre. Kintyre in the distance, also a few glimpses of Gigha (the community wind turbines towards the right of the lighthouse).

Shower approaching over the southern skerries, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an approaching rain shower over a coastal landscapeLuckily it came towards the end of our walk (and cleared quite quickly), but this was the view of a very heavy shower approaching over the southern skerries on the south coast of Islay.