Waves Splashing Over OK Rock, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a rock with OK painted on it, waves washing over itThis rock can be found near Port Charlotte on the shore of Loch Indaal, someone has painted the letters OK on to it. You can see the Mull of Oa with the American Monument in the distance. One explanation I’ve heard is that if you made it over to the rock without getting wet you were OK.

The American Monument, Cliffs and Walkers on The Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of walkers on high cliffs with a monument in the distance

A great view from an Islay walking week a few years ago. This is near the summit of Beinn Mhor (202m), looking west. On the left Dun Athad, in the centre in the distance the American Monument. America in the very far distance (not visible).

Wild Goats on The Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of wild goats in bracken above the seaSome of the wild goats on Islay. Some claim they are descendent from goats from the Spanish Armada, although I’m not sure if there’s any proof for this claim. These I spotted during a walk on The Oa in the south of Islay.