At the southern end of the Big Strand in Laggan Bay, Kintra to the left, the Oa towards the right. Taken from the start of a walk to the northern end (5.5 miles, 11 miles return) on a quite changeable June 2025 morning.
A view from the Oa across Loch Indaal on a beautiful April afternoon, looking at Bruichladdich with the distillery in the distance. The new warehouses on the left, the core village with the distillery in the centre.
A panoramic view of the archaeological dig at Olistadh in June 2024, various activities around the ruins of the abandoned village on the Rhinns of Islay. Loch Indaal, Laggan Bay and the Oa visible in the distance in the background.