The American Monument on the Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the American Monument, a stone tower memorial
The American Monument on the Oa, Isle of Islay

A view of the American Monument on the Oa in some nice mild sunshine in April 2024. The memorial is for the dead of two troop ships which sank during WWI.

Oa cliffs and Laggan Point from the Mull of Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some cliffs on a peninsula, the point at the end of a bay in the distance
Oa cliffs and Laggan Point from the Mull of Oa, Isle of Islay

A view from the Mull of Oa below the American Monument, looking north along the west coast of the Oa. In front of us the cliffs and rocks around Lower Killeyan. In the distance Laggan Point at the end of Laggan Bay (right).

Islay’s Oa, Kintyre, the North Channel and Ireland panorama

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Panoramic picture of a view from some steep cliffs with a monument across a wide channel to the mainland and another island
Islay’s Oa, Kintyre, the North Channel and Ireland panorama

Probably one of the best views you can get on Islay on a clear day, the view over the dramatic cliffs of the Oa with the American Monument, Kintyre in the background. Then the wide North Channel with Ireland just visible in the distance.