Tag Archives: The Oa

Walkers high above Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a group of walkers settling down for a break on a hillside high above a shorelineAn impression from the Islay walking week 2013, a walk in the hills above Laphroaig distillery (not in the picture) and Port Ellen. We had our lunch on a hillside with beautiful views over the southern coastline. The Oa in the far distance, Port Ellen on the shore below just left of centre.

 

Lime kiln on the Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the remains on an old lime kiln, a group of walkers looking at itThe remains of a lime kiln on the Oa in the south of Islay, picture taken during one of the first walking weeks.

 

Soldier’s Rock panorama, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a panoramic view of cliffs with a sea stack out in frontA panoramic view of the cliffs surrounding Soldier’s Rock, Islay’s tallest sea stack, on the Oa.