Admiring the View on The Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a man standing on the top of cliffs looking out to seaThe Oa provides some great views over the steep cliffs and on a clear day (not when this picture was taken) over to Ireland. Kintyre is just visible in the distance on the left. This is me looking down over the cliffs a couple of years ago, picture courtesy of my sister Imke.

 

Road to the American Monument, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a wide landscape with a single track road, a monument in the distanceActually, it doesn’t go all the way, the last mile or so you have to walk. This is on The Oa, on the road leading out to Killeyan. The American Monument is visible in the centre in the distance.

View to Ireland from The Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over the North Channel from Islay to IrelandA view from a walk on The Oa during a sunny day on Islay. Looking out over the North Channel Ireland can be seen in the haze in the distance.